| Blackspot conger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870) | |
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The blackspot conger[3] (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger.[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira and Azores. It dwells at a depth range of 30-100 meters and burrows into sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres.[4]
References
- ↑ Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). "Paraconger macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199360A69011704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T199360A69011704.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
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