Castleichthys

Castleichthys is a genus in the conger eel family, Congridae. It contains the single species Castleichthys auritus, the eared conger. The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia at a depth of 396 metres (1,300 ft).^[2]

Castleichthys auritus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Subfamily:	Congrinae
Genus:	Castleichthys D. G. Smith, 2004
Species:	C. auritus
Binomial name
Castleichthys auritus D. G. Smith, 2004

The name of the genus commemorates the ichthyologist P. J. H. Castle.^[2]