Guinean conger
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Species: | P. notialis
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Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961
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The Guinean conger[1] (Paraconger notialis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Senegal to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–50 metres, and inhabits benthic sand, which it burrows into backwards. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.7 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 (26 Jan.) [ref. 2559] Paraconger, a new genus with three new species of eels (family Congridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 113 (no. 3450): 1-14, Pls. 1-2.