Shortsnout conger

The shortsnout conger (Chiloconger dentatus), also known as the thicklip conger,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Atopichthys.[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.[6] It leads a reclusive, benthic, burrowing lifestyle, and typically dwells at a depth range of 27–2198 metres.[4] Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[4]

Shortsnout conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Chiloconger
Species:
C. dentatus
Binomial name
Chiloconger dentatus
(Garman, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
  • Atopichthys dentatus (Garman, 1899)
  • Paraconger dentatus (Garman, 1899)
  • Atopichthys obtusus (Garman, 1899)
  • Chiloconger obtusus (Garman, 1899)
  • Gorgasia obtusa (Garman, 1899)
  • Chiloconger labiatus (Myers & Wade, 1941)

Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population declines, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shortsnout conger at Least Concern.[6]

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Betancur, R.; Lea, B. (2010). "Chiloconger dentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183509A8125355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183509A8125355.en. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Chiloconger dentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Chiloconger dentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Chiloconger dentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Garman, S., 1899 (Dec.) [ref. 1540] The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M.
  6. Chiloconger dentatus at the IUCN redlist.


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