Coloconger

The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels are a family of eels, containing a single genus, Coloconger.

Coloconger
Coloconger raniceps
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Colocongridae
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Coloconger

Alcock, 1889
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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.[1] Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.

Species

The nine known species are:[2]

Family Colocongridae

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Colocongridae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
  3. UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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