Red eel

The red eel^[2] (Myroconger compressus) is an eel in the family Myrocongridae (thin eels).^[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.^[4] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including St. Helena, Dakar, Senegal, and possibly São Tomé and Principe. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 53.8 cm.^[3] These eel are classified as teleost fish, meaning they belong to a group of fish that comprises ray-finned fish. These fins aid the eel in gliding through the water faster or crawling on the ocean floor.^[5]

Red eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Myrocongridae
Genus:	Myroconger
Species:	M. compressus
Binomial name
Myroconger compressus Günther, 1870
Synonyms[1]
Mycroconger compressus Günther, 1870 (misspelling)