''Castleichthys'' is a genus in the conger eel family,
Congridae
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family inc ...
. It contains the single species ''Castleichthys auritus'', the eared conger. The type specimen was found in the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
off the west coast of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
at a depth of .
The name of the genus commemorates the ichthyologist P. J. H. Castle.
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References
External links
''Castleichthys auritus''
- Atlas of Living Australia
Congridae
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