Shorttail conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Paraconger |
Species: | P. similis
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Binomial name | |
Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The shorttail conger [3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger. [5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres. [4]
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern. [1]
Shorttail conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Paraconger |
Species: | P. similis
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Binomial name | |
Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The shorttail conger [3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger. [5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres. [4]
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern. [1]