The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels, are a family of
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s, 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''
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Coloconger cadenati
''Coloconger cadenati'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).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
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, 1961
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Coloconger canina
''Coloconger canina'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''C ...
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Raju
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Coloconger eximia
''Coloconger eximia'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''C ...
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Castle
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Castle
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, 1959) (giant leptocephalus)
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Coloconger japonicus
''Coloconger japonicus'' is a species of eels in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).Machida, 1984
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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
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Coloconger meadi
''Coloconger meadi'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).''Colo ...
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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 ...
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, 1889 (froghead eel)
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Coloconger saldanhai
''Coloconger saldanhai'' is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).Quéro, 2001)
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Coloconger scholesi
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 ...
'' W. L. Y. Chan, 1967 (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger)
See also
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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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