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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Smith, D.G. |date=2015 |title=''Conger triporiceps'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T199312A2581381 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199312A2581381.en |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
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| taxon = Conger triporiceps
| ordo = [[Anguilliformes]]
| authority = [[Robert H. Kanazawa|Kanazawa]], 1958
| familia = [[Congridae]]
| genus = ''[[Conger]]''
| species = '''''C. triporiceps'''''
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| binomial = ''Conger triporiceps''
| binomial_authority = Kanazawa, 1958
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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">[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 metres, and leads a [[benthic]] lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and [[coral reef]]s. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 100 centimetres, 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&nbsp;cm.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


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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Manytooth conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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,[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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Common names for Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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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