Coloconger saldanhai

Coloconger saldanhai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Colocongridae
Genus:	Coloconger
Species:	C. saldanhai
Binomial name
	Coloconger saldanhai; , 2001

Coloconger saldanhai is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).^[1] It was described by J.C. Quéro in 2001.^[2] It is a marine eel which is known from New Caledonia.^[1]

Etymology[]

The fish is named in honor of (1937-1997) who collaborated with Quéro and co-discovered this eel.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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[Fishwise-1] UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

[Quéro,_2001-2] Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001.

[ETYFish-3] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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