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
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
, 1961
** ''
Coloconger canina''
(Castle
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& Raju
The Raju are a Telugu caste found mostly in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Etymology and Early references
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, 1975)
** ''
Coloconger eximia''
(Castle
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, 1967)
** ''
Coloconger giganteus''
(Castle
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, 1959) (giant leptocephalus)
** ''
Coloconger japonicus''
Machida, 1984
** ''
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, livin ...
''
Ho, Tang & Chu, 2021
** ''
Coloconger meadi''
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
, 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 fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
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Congroidei
Ray-finned fish genera