Indo-Pacific shorttail conger (Coloconger scholesi)

Scientific name: Coloconger scholesi Chan, 1967

Indo-Pacific shorttail conger (Coloconger scholesi)

The Indo-Pacific shorttail conger (Coloconger scholesi) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, southern Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, but probably much more widespread, also South China Sea and east Australia.

Biology

Vertebrae: 142 - 157. Dark blackish brown.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coloconger scholesi
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Depth range
810 m (2657 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 810 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: southern Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, but probably much more widespread, also South China Sea and east Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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