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{{short description|Genus of short-tail eels}}
{{Short description|Genus of short-tail eels}}
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{{Taxobox
| image = Coloconger raniceps.jpg
| name = Colocongridae
| image = Coloconger raniceps.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Coloconger raniceps]]''
| display_parents = 2
| image_caption = ''[[ Coloconger raniceps]]''
| 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]]
| authority = [[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| superordo = [[Elopomorpha]]
| ordo = [[Anguilliformes]]
| familia = '''Colocongridae'''
| genus = '''''Coloconger'''''
| genus_authority = [[Alfred William Alcock|Alcock]], 1889
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| subdivision = See text
}}
}}
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|to|900|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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.

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==
The nine known species are:<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>(Castle, 1967)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger eximia]]'' <small>([[Peter Henry John Castle|Castle]], 1967)</small>
** ''[[Coloconger giganteus]]'' <small>(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>([[Quéro]], 2001)</small><ref>[http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=290056 UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215142605/http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=290056 |date=2013-12-15 }}</ref>
** ''[[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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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

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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.