Shorttail conger

The shorttail conger[3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo.[1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[4]

Shorttail conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Species:
P. similis
Binomial name
Paraconger similis
(Wade, 1946)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chiloconger similis Wade, 1946

Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern.[1]

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Lea, B. (2010). "Paraconger similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183384A8103919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183384A8103919.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Wade, C. B., 1946 (16 Dec.) [ref. 4542] Two new genera and five new species of apodal fishes from the eastern Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 7): 181-213, Pls. 24-28.


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