Giant leptocephalus

Giant leptocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Colocongridae
Genus:	Coloconger
Species:	C. giganteus
Binomial name
	Coloconger giganteus; (Castle, 1959)
Synonyms[1]
	Ascomana giganteus (Castle, 1959); Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959;

The giant leptocephalus (Coloconger giganteus) is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1959.[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is distributed worldwide.[2]

References

Synonyms of Cologonger giganteus at www.fishbase.org.
Coloconger giganteus at www.fishbase.org.
Castle, P. H. J., 1959 (July) [ref. 11986] A large leptocephalid (Teleostei, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand. The eel was once again spotted off the coast of South Africa, apparently, from estimates, an adult would measure a gigantic 21m long. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 87 (pts 1-2): 179-184.

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[1] Synonyms of Cologonger giganteus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Coloconger giganteus at www.fishbase.org.

[Castle,_1959-3] Castle, P. H. J., 1959 (July) [ref. 11986] A large leptocephalid (Teleostei, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand. The eel was once again spotted off the coast of South Africa, apparently, from estimates, an adult would measure a gigantic 21m long. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 87 (pts 1-2): 179-184.