Coloconger cadenati
| Coloconger cadenati | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Colocongridae |
| Genus: | Coloconger |
| Species: | C. cadenati |
| Binomial name | |
| Coloconger cadenati Kanazawa, 1961 | |
Coloconger cadenati is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[1] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known from a depth range of 270-600 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 90 cm.[1] The diet of C. cadenati consists primarily of benthic crustaceans.[3]
References
- 1 2 Coloconger cadenati at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 [ref. 9357] A new eel, Coloconger cadenati and a redescription of the heterocongrid eel, Taenioconger longissimus (Günther) both from the coast of Senegal. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 23 (no. 1): 108-115, Pls. 1-2.
- ↑ Food items reported for Coloconger cadenati at www.fishbase.org.
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