Margintail conger
| Margintail conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. caudilimbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger caudilimbatus (Poey, 1867) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The margintail conger[2] (Paraconger caudilimbatus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1867, originally under the genus Echelus.[4] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States (North Carolina and Florida), Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, and Colombia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 35-75 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting sand and mud in the neritic zone. Males reach an average total length of 35 centimetres, but can reach a maximum TL of 51 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Paraconger caudilimbatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Paraconger caudilimbatus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Paraconger caudilimbatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Poey, F., 1867-68 [ref. 14079] Monografia de las Morenas cubanas. Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2: 245-268, 2 pls.
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