Coloconger saldanhai

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Coloconger saldanhai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Colocongridae
Genus:
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[]

  1. ^ a b UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001.
  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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