Shorttail conger

Shorttail conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Species: P. similis
Binomial name
Paraconger similis
(Wade, 1946)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chiloconger similis Wade, 1946

The shorttail conger[2] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.[4] 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.[5] It dwells at a depth range of 108-150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[3]

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.[5]

References

  1. Synonyms of Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Wade, C. B., 1946 (16 Dec.) [ref. 4542] Two new genera and five new species of apodal fishes from the eastern Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 7): 181-213, Pls. 24-28.
  5. 1 2 Paraconger similis at the IUCN redlist.
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