Coloconger

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Coloconger
Coloconger raniceps.jpg
Coloconger raniceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Anguilliformes
Suborder:
Family:
Colocongridae
Genus:
Coloconger

Alcock, 1889
Species

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The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels are a family of eels, containing a single genus, Coloconger.

Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from 300 to 900 m (980 to 2,950 ft) in depth.[1] Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.

Species[]

The nine known species are:[2]

Family Colocongridae

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Colocongridae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
  3. ^ Coloconger maculatus sp. nov., a species of short-tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae). Zootaxa, 5016(2), 271–282. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.7
  4. ^ UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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