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{{Short description|Genus of short-tail eels}}
{{Taxobox
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| name = Colocongridae
| image =
| image = Coloconger raniceps.jpg
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| image_caption = ''[[Coloconger raniceps]]''
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| display_parents = 2
| parent_authority = [[David G. Smith (ichthyologist)|D. G. Smith]], 1976<ref name = López>{{cite journal |author=López, J. |author2=Westneat, Mark |author3=Hanel, Reinhold |year=2007 |title=The Phylogenetic Affinities of the Mysterious Anguilliform Genera Coloconger and Thalassenchelys as Supported by mTDNA Sequences |journal=Copeia |volume=2007 |pages=959-966 |doi=10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[959:TPAOTM]2.0.CO;2}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Coloconger
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| authority = [[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| superordo = [[Elopomorpha]]
| ordo = [[Anguilliformes]]
| familia = '''Colocongridae'''
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| genus = '''''Coloconger'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| subdivision = See text
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The '''Colocongridae''', the '''Worm eels''' or '''Short-tail eels''' are a family of [[eel]]s, containing a single genus, '''''Coloconger'''''.
The '''Colocongridae''', the '''worm eels''' or '''short-tail eels''', are a family of [[eel]]s, containing a single genus, '''''Coloconger'''''.


Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from {{convert|300|m|ft}} to {{convert|900|m|ft}} depth.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= McClosker, John F.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|page= 89|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> Compared with other eels, they have a relatively short and stubby body, with a blunt snout.
Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from {{cvt|300|to|900|m|ft|-1}} in depth.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor1=Paxton, J.R. |editor2=Eschmeyer, W.N. |author= McClosker, John F.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|page= 89|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.


==Species==
==Species==
There are eight known species of Colocongrid:<ref name=FB>{{FishBase_family|family=Colocongridae|year=2011|month=June}}</ref>
The ten known species are:<ref name=CofF>{{Cof genus|genus=Coloconger|access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref>


Family '''Colocongridae'''
* Genus ''Coloconger''
* Genus ''Coloconger''
** ''[[Coloconger cadenati]]'' <small>[[Robert H. Kanazawa|Kanazawa]], 1961</small>
** ''[[Coloconger cadenati]]'' <small>[[Robert H. Kanazawa|Kanazawa]], 1961</small>
** ''[[Coloconger canina]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]] & [[Solomon N. Raju|Raju]], 1975)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger canina]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]] & [[Solomon N. Raju|Raju]], 1975)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger eximia]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]], 1967)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger eximia]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]], 1967)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger giganteus]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]], 1959)</small> (Giant leptocephalus) (Validity doubtful)
** ''[[Coloconger giganteus]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]], 1959)</small> (giant leptocephalus)
** ''[[Coloconger japonicus]]'' <small>[[Yoshihiko Machida|Machida]], 1984</small>
** ''[[Coloconger japonicus]]'' <small>[[Yoshihiko Machida|Machida]], 1984</small>
** ''[[Coloconger maculatus]]'' <small>Ho, Tang & Chu, 2021</small> <ref>{{cite journal|title=''Coloconger maculatus'' sp. nov., a species of short-tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae) |journal=Zootaxa|volume=5016|issue=2|pages=271–282|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.7}}</ref>
** ''[[Coloconger meadi]]'' <small>[[Robert H. Kanazawa|Kanazawa]], 1957</small>
** ''[[Coloconger meadi]]'' <small>[[Robert H. Kanazawa|Kanazawa]], 1957</small>
** ''[[Coloconger raniceps]]'' <small>[[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889</small> (Froghead eel)
** ''[[Coloconger raniceps]]'' <small>[[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889</small> (froghead eel)
** ''[[Coloconger saldanhai]]'' <small>([[Jean-Claude Quéro|Quéro]], 2001)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=290056|website=UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE |title=''Coloconger saldanhai'' Quéro 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215142605/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=290056 |archive-date=2013-12-15 }}</ref>
** ''[[Coloconger scholesi]]'' <small>[[Chan William Lai-Yee|W. L. Y. Chan]], 1967</small> (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger)
** ''[[Coloconger scholesi]]'' <small>[[Chan William Lai-Yee|W. L. Y. Chan]], 1967</small> (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger)


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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 11 November 2024

Coloconger
Coloconger raniceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Congroidei
Family: Colocongridae
D. G. Smith, 1976[1]
Genus: Coloconger
Alcock, 1889
Species

See text

The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels, are a family of eels, containing a single genus, Coloconger.

Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from 300 to 900 m (980 to 2,950 ft) in depth.[2] Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.

Species

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The ten known species are:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ López, J.; Westneat, Mark; Hanel, Reinhold (2007). "The Phylogenetic Affinities of the Mysterious Anguilliform Genera Coloconger and Thalassenchelys as Supported by mTDNA Sequences". Copeia. 2007: 959–966. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[959:TPAOTM]2.0.CO;2.
  2. ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Coloconger". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Coloconger maculatus sp. nov., a species of short-tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae)". Zootaxa. 5016 (2): 271–282. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.7.
  5. ^ "Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001". UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15.
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