Indo-Pacific shorttail conger | |
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Species: | C. scholesi
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Coloconger scholesi
W. L. Y. Chan, 1967
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The Indo-Pacific shorttail conger (Coloconger scholesi), also known as the short-tail conger, [1] is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels). [2] It was described by Chan William Lai-Yee in 1967. [3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including southern Mozambique, Natal, South Africa, the South China Sea, and eastern Australia. It dwells at a maximum depth of 810 metres. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 51 centimetres. [2]
The fish is named in honor of Patrick Scholes (ca. 1946-2011), of the Fisheries Laboratory, in Lowestoft, England, for his contributions to the fishery survey program in the South China Sea. [4]
Indo-Pacific shorttail conger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
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Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | C. scholesi
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Binomial name | |
Coloconger scholesi
W. L. Y. Chan, 1967
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The Indo-Pacific shorttail conger (Coloconger scholesi), also known as the short-tail conger, [1] is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels). [2] It was described by Chan William Lai-Yee in 1967. [3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including southern Mozambique, Natal, South Africa, the South China Sea, and eastern Australia. It dwells at a maximum depth of 810 metres. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 51 centimetres. [2]
The fish is named in honor of Patrick Scholes (ca. 1946-2011), of the Fisheries Laboratory, in Lowestoft, England, for his contributions to the fishery survey program in the South China Sea. [4]