Английская Википедия:Giant leptocephalus

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Taxobox The giant leptocephalus (Coloconger giganteus) is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1959.[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is distributed worldwide.[1]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Coloconger giganteus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Castle, P. H. J., 1959 (July) [ref. 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.