Rhynchoconger squaliceps

Rhynchoconger squaliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 234 metres (768 ft).^[3]

Rhynchoconger squaliceps
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Rhynchoconger
Species:	R. squaliceps
Binomial name
Rhynchoconger squaliceps (Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms[2]
Congromuraena squaliceps Alcock, 1894 Bathycongrus squaliceps (Alcock, 1894)