Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea 1913) Lea 1913
- Dataset
- The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Congridae
- genus
- Pseudophichthys
- species
- Pseudophichthys splendens
distribution
Distribution. Pseudophichthys splendens was described from the eastern North Atlantic, and is widespread in the tropical Atlantic. In the eastern Atlantic, it is known from the Azores to the Gulf of Guinea (Smith 1990); in the western Atlantic it is known from the east coast of Florida, USA, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Guyana to about 30 º S off the Atlantic coast of South America (Uyeno et al. 1983; Smith 1989 b; Smith 2002).
materials_examined
Material examined. One specimen, 277.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26828 (1, 277.0 mm), T, E- 498.