''Coloconger canina'' is an eel in the family

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 ...

(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 from leptocephali collected from the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

. It is known to dwell at a minimum depth of 300 m.

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canina Taxa named by Peter Henry John Castle Taxa named by Solomon N. Raju Fish described in 1975 {{Anguilliformes-stub