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Colocongridae
The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail 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 in depth. Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts. Species The ten known species are: * Genus ''Coloconger'' ** ''Coloconger cadenati'' Robert H. Kanazawa, Kanazawa, 1961 ** ''Coloconger canina'' (Peter Henry John Castle, Castle & Solomon N. Raju, Raju, 1975) ** ''Coloconger eximia'' (Peter Henry John Castle, Castle, 1967) ** ''Coloconger giganteus'' (Peter Henry John Castle, Castle, 1959) (giant leptocephalus) ** ''Coloconger japonicus'' Yoshihiko Machida, Machida, 1984 ** ''Coloconger maculatus'' Ho, Tang & Chu, 2021 ** ''Coloconger meadi'' Robert H. Kanazawa, Kanazawa, 1957 ** ''Coloconger raniceps'' Alfred William Alcock, Alcock, 1889 (froghead eel) ** ''Coloconger sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Maculatus
The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail 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 in depth. Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts. Species The ten known species are: * Genus ''Coloconger'' ** '' Coloconger cadenati'' Kanazawa, 1961 ** '' Coloconger canina'' (Castle & Raju, 1975) ** '' Coloconger eximia'' (Castle, 1967) ** '' Coloconger giganteus'' (Castle, 1959) (giant leptocephalus) ** '' Coloconger japonicus'' Machida, 1984 ** '' Coloconger maculatus'' Ho, Tang & Chu, 2021 ** '' Coloconger meadi'' Kanazawa, 1957 ** '' Coloconger raniceps'' Alcock, 1889 (froghead eel) ** '' Coloconger saldanhai'' ( Quéro, 2001) ** '' Coloconger scholesi'' W. L. Y. Chan, 1967 (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger) See also *List of fish families This is a list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Saldanhai
''Coloconger saldanhai'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 It was described by J.C. Quéro in 2001.''Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n.'' Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001. It is a marine eel which is known from New Caledonia
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Congroidei
Congroidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels. These eels are mostly marine, although a few species of snake eel will enter freshwater, and they are found in tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. Families and subfamiles Congroidei contains the following extant families and subfamilies: * Family Colocongridae D. G. Smith, 1976 (shorttail eels) * Family Derichthyidae Gill, 1884 (longneck eels or narrowneck eels) * Family Ophichthidae Günther, 1870 (snake eels and worm eels) ** Subfamily Myrophinae Kaup, 1856 (worm eels) ** Subfamily Ophichthinae Ophichthidae is a family (biology), family of fish in the order (biology), order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek language, Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels ... Günther, 1870 (snake eels) * Family Muraenesocidae Kaup, 1859 (pike conger eels) * Family Nettastomatidae Kaup, 1859 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fish Families
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list. __NOTOC__ A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z ---- A Ab-Am - An-Ap - Ar-Au ---- Ab-Am * Abyssocottinae * Acanthuridae * Acestrorhynchidae * Achiridae * Achiropsettidae * Acipenseridae * Acropomatidae * Adrianichthyidae * Agonidae * Akysidae * Albulidae * Alepisauridae * Alepocephalidae * Alestiidae * Alopiidae * Amarsipidae * Ambassidae * Amblycipitidae * Amblyopsidae * Amiidae * Ammodytidae * Amphiliidae An-Ap * Anabantidae * Anablepidae * Anacanthobatidae * Anarhichadidae * Anguillidae * Anomalopidae * Anoplogastridae * Anoplopomatidae * Anostomidae * Anotopteridae * Antennariidae * Aphaniidae * Aphredoderidae * Aphyonidae * Apistidae * Aploactinidae * Aplocheilidae * Aplodactylidae * Apogonidae * Apteronotidae Ar-Au * Aracanidae * Arap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Meadi
''Coloconger meadi'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger meadi'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1957.Kanazawa, R. H., 1957 (26 Aug.) ef. 12149"A new species of eel,'' Coloconger meadi'', and new records for the ateleopid fish, ''Ijimaia antellarum'' icHowell Rivero, both from the Gulf of Mexico." Copeia 1957 (no. 3): 234-235. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Raniceps
The froghead eel at www.fishbase.org. (''Coloconger raniceps'') is an eel in the family (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger raniceps'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by |
Coloconger Canina
''Coloconger canina'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger canina'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and Solomon N. Raju in 1975.Castle, P. H. J., and N. S. Raju, 1975 ef. 772Some rare leptocephali from the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.'' Dana Report'' No. 85: 1-25, Pl. 1. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Eximia
''Coloconger eximia'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger eximia'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1967, originally under the genus '' Ascomana''.Castle, P. H. J., 1967 (Aug.) ef. 770''Two remarkable eel-larvae from off southern Africa.'' Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 1: 1-12, Pls. 1-2. It is a marine, deep-wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Cadenati
''Coloconger cadenati'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger cadenati'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 ef. 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. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coloconger Japonicus
''Coloconger japonicus'' is a species of eels in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Coloconger japonicus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Yoshihiko Machida in 1984.Okamura, O. and T. Kitajima (eds), 1984 (30 Mar.) ef. 8057''Fishes of the Okinawa Trough and the adjacent waters. Vol. 1. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes.'' Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo. v. 1: 1-414, Pls. 1-205. It is a marine, deep-water dwellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |