Manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps)

Scientific name: Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958

Manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps)

The Manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida, USA and Bermuda to the Antilles and western Caribbean; also from Brazil.

Biology

Anal spines: 0. Gray in color, fins with distinctly black margins. Upper lip has along upper edge.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Conger triporiceps
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
80.0
Depth range
3–55 m (10–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 3 - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to the Antilles and western Caribbean; also from Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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