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Myroconger Günther 1870 etymology not explained, probably myros, from mū́ros (Gr. μῦρος), a kind of eel or, specifically, a male moray, possibly referring to its resemblance to Muraena (“being a Muraena with pectoral fins,” Günther said elsewhere); conger, Latin for a marine eel

Myroconger compressus Günther 1870 Latin for squeezed or pressed together, referring to its compressed body

Myroconger gracilis Castle 1991 Latin for thin or slender, referring to more slender body compared with M. compressus

Myroconger nigrodentatus Castle & Béarez 1995 nigro-, from niger (L.), dark or black; dentatus (L.), toothed, referring to internal dark pigment of many jaw and intermaxillary teeth

Myroconger pietschi Espíndola, Caires, Tighe, de Pinna & Melo 2021 in honor of American ichthyologist Theodore W. Pietsch (b. 1945), University of Washington (Seattle, USA), for “outstanding” contributions to the knowledge of deep-sea fishes

Myroconger prolixus Castle & Béarez 1995 Latin for long, extended or drawn out, referring to its more elongate body compared with M. gracilis

Myroconger seychellensis Karmovskaya 2006 –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: the Seychelles, where it was found at a depth of 200 m