Shortsnout conger
📖 Overview
Adults are secretive and bottom-dwelling and prefer soft substrata where they can burrow with their tails . Oviparous, with planktonic leptocephali .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 118 - 122. Moderately elongate, small species with short, bluntly-rounded snout and a dark margin on the dorsal fin anteriorly. Preanal lateral line pores 19-27, predorsal length 20-26% TL . Caudal fin broadly rounded .: eel-like; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shortsnout conger is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 2198 m , usually 27 - 247 m . Tropical Central Pacific: western coast of Mexico, Central and South America from the southern Gulf of California to Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Shortsnout conger · thicklip conger |
| 🌍CES | úhořovec zubáč |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Congrio de corta nareza · Congrio de labio grueso · congrio labioso |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atopichthys dentatus | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
| Atopichthys obtusus | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
| Chiloconger labiatus | Myers & Wade | 1941 | Synonym |
| Chiloconger obtusus | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
| Gorgasia obtusa | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
| Paraconger dentatus | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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