The manytooth conger (''Conger triporiceps''), also known as the manytooth conger eel or simply the conger eel,Common names for ''Conger triporiceps''
at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Conger triporiceps''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.Kanazawa, R. H., 1958 (6 Oct.) ef. 12078''A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species.'' Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400): 219-267, Pls. 1-4. It is a tropical,

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eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States, Bermuda, the Antilles, the western

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, and Brazil. It dwells at a depth range of 3–55 meters, and leads a

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lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm. The manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence

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manytooth conger The manytooth conger (''Conger triporiceps''), also known as the manytooth conger eel or simply the conger eel,

Fish of the Caribbean Fauna of Bermuda Taxa named by Robert H. Kanazawa

manytooth conger The manytooth conger (''Conger triporiceps''), also known as the manytooth conger eel or simply the conger eel,

Fish of Aruba {{Anguilliformes-stub