Manytooth conger
| Manytooth conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. triporiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958 | |
The Manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps, also known as the Manytooth conger eel or simply the Conger eel[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States, Bermuda, the Antilles, the western Caribbean, and Brazil. It dwells at a depth range of 3-55 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm.[2]
The Manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence fisheries.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kanazawa, R. H., 1958 (6 Oct.) [ref. 12078] A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400): 219-267, Pls. 1-4.
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