Pseudophichthys

Pseudophichthys
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Pseudophichthys; Roule, 1915
Species:	P. splendens
Binomial name
	Pseudophichthys splendens; (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
Synonyms
	Leptocephalus splendens (Lea, 1913); Promyllantor schmitti (Hildebrand, 1940); Pseudophichthys latedorsalis (Roule, 1915);

Pseudophichthys splendens, the purple-mouthed conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 123–1,647 meters (404–5,404 ft).

References

1 2 Tighe, K. (2015). "Pseudophichthys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199161A2565331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pseudophichthys splendens" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 Tighe, K. (2015). "Pseudophichthys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199161A2565331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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