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The Colocongridae or Worm eels are a family of eels, containing a single genus, Coloconger.
Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from 300 metres (980 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft) depth.[1] Compared with other eels, they have a relatively short and stubby body, with a blunt snout.
Species
There are eight known species of Colocongrid:[2]
Family Colocongridae
- Genus Coloconger
- Coloconger cadenati
- Coloconger canina
- Coloconger eximia
- Coloconger giganteus (Giant leptocephalus)
- Coloconger japonicus
- Coloconger meadi
- Coloconger raniceps (Froghead eel)
- Coloconger scholesi (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger)
References
- ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ "Colocongridae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2009 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2009.
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