Margintail conger (Paraconger caudilimbatus)

Scientific name: Paraconger caudilimbatus Poey, 1867

Margintail conger (Paraconger caudilimbatus)

The Margintail conger (Paraconger caudilimbatus) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina and Florida, USA; Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba; Venezuela and probably Colombia.

Biology

Reduced caudal fin. 40 to 43 preanal pores in lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraconger caudilimbatus
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
75 m (246 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 75 m, usually 35 - 75 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina and Florida, USA; Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba; Venezuela and probably Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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