Castleichthys

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Speciesbox | name = ''Castleichthys auritus'' | image = | image_caption = |status=DD |status_system=IUCN3.1 |status_ref=<ref>{{cite iucn|author1=McCosker, J.|author2=Smith, D.G.|author3=Tighe, K.|year=2019|title=''Castleichthys auritus''|article-number=e.T199218A2571259|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199218A2571259.en|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref> | parent_authority = D. G. Smith, 2004 | taxon = Castleichthys auritus | authority = D. G. Smith, 2004 | display_parents = 2 | synonyms = }}

'''''Castleichthys''''' is a genus in the conger eel family, Congridae. It contains the single species '''''Castleichthys auritus''''', the '''eared conger'''. The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia at a depth of {{convert|396|m|ft|-1}}.<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase |genus= Castleichthys|species= auritus| month = March| year = 2017}}</ref>

The name of the genus commemorates the ichthyologist P. J. H. Castle.<ref name=fishbase/>

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==External links== * [http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ec4f646f-d550-407f-ab6d-bc2a6676aab0# ''Castleichthys auritus''] - Atlas of Living Australia {{Taxonbar|from=Q5050526}}

Category:Congrinae