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Myrocongridae - Red Eels

Classification

 Kingdom: Animalia 
 Phylum: Chordata
 Superclass: Osteichthyes
 Class: Actinopterygii
 Order: Anguilliformes
 Family: Myrocongridae 

Until the 1990s, this family of eels only had one identified species, the red eel - Myroconger compressus, and that species was only known from one specimen that had been caught off the South Atlantic tropical island of St. Helena in 1868. Since 1991 four additional species have been identified.
World Status Key
Least ConcernLeast Concern Near ThreatenedNear Threatened VulnerableVulnerable EndangeredEndangered Critically EndangeredCritically Endangered extinct in the wildExtinct in Wild extinctExtinct Not Enough DataNot Enough Data
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.

U.S. Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in US Endangered in US Endangered in US Introduced Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.
  New Hampshire Status Key
Threatened in New Hampshire Threatened in NH Endangered in NH Endangered in NH Breeds in NH Breeds in NH (birds)
Status taken from NH Fish and Game

Location Key
Africa Africa Asia Asia Australia Australia/Oceania Europe Europe North America North America South America South America New Hampshire Species NH More Info Click for More Info picture Click for Image
atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranian Mediterranean/Black Sea pacific ocean Pacific Ocean

 New Hampshire Species

 

 North/Central American Species

None

 


Species Around the World

Red Eel - Myroconger compressus Africa atlantic ocean More Info
Myroconger gracilis Asia pacific ocean More Info
Orange Conger-Moray - Myroconger nigrodentatus least concern south america pacific ocean More Info

 

Myroconger prolixus Australia pacific ocean More Info
Myroconger seychellensis Africa Indian Ocean More Info

 Additional Information

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Red Eel - Myroconger compressus profile Photos Africa atlantic ocean
The red eel is found eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, and St. Helena.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Myroconger gracilis profile Asia pacific ocean
Myroconger gracilis is found in the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Orange Conger-Moray - Myroconger nigrodentatus profile least concern south america pacific ocean
The Orange conger-moray is found off the coast of Ecuador.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Myroconger prolixus profile Australia pacific ocean
Myroconger prolixus is found off the coast New Caledonia in the western Pacific Ocean.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Myroconger seychellensis profile Photos Africa Indian Ocean
Myroconger seychellensis is found off the coast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
Source: Fish Base Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School