Shorttail conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Species:
P. similis
Binomial name
Paraconger similis
(Wade, 1946)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chiloconger similis Wade, 1946

The shorttail conger[3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.[5] 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.[1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[4]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Lea, B. (2010). "Paraconger similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183384A8103919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183384A8103919.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Common names for Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 1 2 Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ↑ 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.


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