Bignose conger
| Bignose conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Bignose conger (Rhynchoconger nitens, also known as the Needletail conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1890.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.[2][4] It dwells at a depth range of 25-90 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 30 cm.[2]
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Bignose conger as Least Concern.[4]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Rhynchoconger nitens at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Rhynchoconger nitens at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Bollman, 1890 (5 Feb.) [ref. 2433] Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia, 1887-'88. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770): 149-183.
- 1 2 Rhynchoconger nitens at the IUCN redlist.