Coloconger

Coloconger
Coloconger raniceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Congroidei
Family: Colocongridae
D. G. Smith, 1976
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. Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.

Species

The ten known species are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ López, J.; Westneat, Mark; Hanel, Reinhold (2007). "The Phylogenetic Affinities of the Mysterious Anguilliform Genera Coloconger and Thalassenchelys as Supported by mTDNA Sequences". Copeia. 2007: 959–966. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[959:TPAOTM]2.0.CO;2.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Coloconger". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Coloconger maculatus sp. nov., a species of short-tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae)". Zootaxa. 5016 (2): 271–282. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.7.
  5. ↑ "Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001". UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15.