| Silver pikeconger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Hoplunnis |
| Species: | H. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplunnis pacifica Lane & Stewart, 1968 | |
The silver pikeconger (Hoplunnis pacifica) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by E. David Lane and Kenneth W. Stewart in 1968. It is a marine, tropical eel with habitats in the Gulf of California and northern Peru. They can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (14 in) and live in water with depths between 40 and 275 meters.