Congriscus maldivensis

Congriscus maldivensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[5] It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939, originally under the genus Conger.^[6] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Australia, Fiji, Madagascar, Maldives (from which its species epithet is derived), New Caledonia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna. It dwells at a depth range of 354–820 metres (1,161–2,690 ft). It can reach a maximum standard length of 35.2 centimetres (13.9 in).^[5]

Congriscus maldivensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Congriscus
Species:	C. maldivensis
Binomial name
Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
Synonyms[2]
Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939 Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju, 1975[3][4]