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| familia = [[Chlopsidae]] |
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| genus = ''Xenoconger'' |
| genus = '''''Xenoconger''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[Charles Tate Regan|Regan]], 1912 |
| genus_authority = [[Charles Tate Regan|Regan]], 1912 |
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| species = '''''X. fryeri''''' |
| species = '''''X. fryeri''''' |
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| binomial_authority = [[Charles Tate Regan|Regan]], 1912 |
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The '''Fryer's false moray'''<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=56862&GenusName=Xenoconger&SpeciesName=fryeri&StockCode=46723 Common names of ''Xenoconger fryeri''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> ('''''Xenoconger fryeri''''') is an [[eel]] of the family Chlopsidae (false morays), and the only species in the genus '''''Xenoconger'''''.<ref name="Fishbase">{{FishBase species |genus= Xenoconger|species= fryeri| month = June| year = 2011}}</ref> It was described by [[Charles Tate Regan]] in 1912.<ref name="Regan, 1912">Regan, C. T. 1912 (Sept.) [ref. 3643] ''New fishes from Aldabra and Assumption, collected by Mr. J. C. F. Fryer.'' The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 15 (pt 2, no. 18): 301-302.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[marine biology|marine]] eel which is known solely from [[Assumption Island]], in the [[Indian Ocean]]. It is known to dwell at a depth range of {{convert|1|to|5|m|ft}}, and inhabit benthic rock crevices. Males are known to reach a [[total length]] of {{convert|20.5|cm|in}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
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'''''Xenoconger fryeri''''' is an [[eel]] of the family Chlopsidae which inhabits tropical waters around [[Assumption Island]] and [[Aldabra]] in the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[New Caledonia]], [[Palau]], [[Fiji]], and [[Hawaii]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is the only species in its genus. |
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The Fryer's false moray[1] (Xenoconger fryeri) is an eel of the family Chlopsidae (false morays), and the only species in the genus Xenoconger.[2] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1912.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known solely from Assumption Island, in the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft), and inhabit benthic rock crevices. Males are known to reach a total length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in).[2]
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