Pseudophichthys

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tighe, K. |year = 2015 |title= Pseudophichthys splendens |page= e.T199161A2565331 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en|access-date=14 January 2023}}

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| genus = Pseudophichthys

| parent_authority = Roule, 1915

| species = splendens

| authority = (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)

| synonyms =

  • Leptocephalus splendens (Lea, 1913)
  • Promyllantor schmitti (Hildebrand, 1940)
  • Pseudophichthys latedorsalis (Roule, 1915)

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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 {{convert|123|–|1647|m|ft|abbr=|sp=us}}.

References

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  • {{FishBase |genus= Pseudophichthys|species= splendens| month = June| year = 2011}}

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Category:Congrinae

Category:Fish described in 1913

Category:Monotypic fish genera

Category:Monotypic marine fish genera

Category:Monotypic ray-finned fish genera

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