The giant leptocephalus (''Coloconger giganteus'') is an

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

in the family

Colocongridae The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels are a family of eels, containing a single genus, ''Coloconger''. Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living i ...

(worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger giganteus''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by

Peter Henry John Castle Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

in 1959.Castle, P. H. J., 1959 (July) ef. 11986''A large leptocephalid (Teleostei, Apodes) from off South Westland, New Zealand.'' The eel was once again spotted off the coast of South Africa, apparently, from estimates, an adult would measure a gigantic 21m long. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 87 (pts 1-2): 179-184. It is a

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, deep-water dwelling eel which is distributed worldwide.

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Eels Taxa named by Peter Henry John Castle Fish described in 1959 {{Anguilliformes-stub