Myroconger gracilis

Myroconger gracilis is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).^[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1991.^[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Kyushu–Palau Ridge in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 320–640 m. Females are known to reach a maximum standard length of 47.7 cm.^[1]

Myroconger gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Myrocongridae
Genus:	Myroconger
Species:	M. gracilis
Binomial name
Myroconger gracilis Castle, 1991

The species epithet gracilis refers to the slender body of the eel in comparison to Myroconger compressus (red eel).^[1]