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The '''manytooth conger''' (''Conger triporiceps''), also known as the '''manytooth conger eel''' or simply the '''conger eel''',<ref>[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=1017&GenusName=Conger&SpeciesName=triporiceps&StockCode=1033 Common names for ''Conger triporiceps''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is an [[eel]] in the family [[Congridae]] (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">[https://archive.today/20130701224337/http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Conger-triporiceps.html ''Conger triporiceps''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Robert H. Kanazawa]] in 1958.<ref name="Kanazawa, 1958">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.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[marine biology|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 meters, and leads a [[benthic]] lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and [[coral reef]]s. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 100 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
The '''manytooth conger''' ('''''Conger triporiceps'''''), also known as the '''manytooth conger eel''' or simply the '''conger eel''',<ref>[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=1017&GenusName=Conger&SpeciesName=triporiceps&StockCode=1033 Common names for ''Conger triporiceps''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is an [[eel]] in the family [[Congridae]] (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">[https://archive.today/20130701224337/http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Conger-triporiceps.html ''Conger triporiceps''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Robert H. Kanazawa]] in 1958.<ref name="Kanazawa, 1958">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.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[marine biology|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 meters, and leads a [[benthic]] lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and [[coral reef]]s. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 100 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
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The manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence [[fisheries]].<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
The manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence [[fisheries]].<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. triporiceps
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| Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958
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The manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps), also known as the manytooth conger eel or simply the conger eel,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[4] 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 meters, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm.[3]
The manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence fisheries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Conger triporiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199312A2581381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199312A2581381.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Common names for Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c 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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