Shortsnout conger (Chiloconger dentatus)

Scientific name: Chiloconger dentatus Garman, 1899

Shortsnout conger (Chiloconger dentatus)

The Shortsnout conger (Chiloconger dentatus) is a marine fish of the family Congridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 118 - 122. Moderately elongate, small species with short, bluntly-rounded snout and a dark margin on the dorsal fin anteriorly. Preanal lateral line pores 19-27, predorsal length 20-26% TL. Caudal fin broadly rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chiloconger dentatus
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
27–2198 m (89–7211 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 2198 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: western coast of Mexico, Central and South America from the southern Gulf of California to Colombia. Not recorded from any of the oceanic islands of the eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

Last updated