Acromycter alcocki explained

Acromycter alcocki is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Frank Cramer in 1897, originally under the genus Promyllantor.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Hawaii, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 388–640 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25.3 centimetres.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Acromycter-alcocki.html Acromycter alcocki
  2. Gilbert, C. H. and F. Cramer, 1897 (5 Feb.) [ref. 1635] Report on the fishes dredged in deep water near the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions and figures of twenty-three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114): 403-435, Pls. 36-48.