Guinean conger
| Guinean conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. notialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961 | |
The Guinean conger[1] (Paraconger notialis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Senegal to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25-50 metres, and inhabits benthic sand, which it burrows into backwards. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.7 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 (26 Jan.) [ref. 2559] Paraconger, a new genus with three new species of eels (family Congridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 113 (no. 3450): 1-14, Pls. 1-2.
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