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Colocongridae
Scientific classification
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Colocongridae
Genus:
Coloconger

Alcock, 1889
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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 metres (980 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft) depth.[1] Compared with other eels, they have a relatively short and stubby body, with a blunt snout.

Species

There are eight known species of Colocongrid:[2]

Family Colocongridae

See also

References

  1. ^ McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Colocongridae". FishBase. June 2011 version.