Coloconger scholesi Chan, 1967
Indo-Pacific shorttail conger
Coloconger scholesi
photo by SFSA

Family:  Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Max. size:  51 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 412 - 970 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: southern Mozambique and Natal, South Africa, but probably much more widespread, also South China Sea and east Australia.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 142-157. Dark blackish brown.
Biology:  Inhabits deep waters (Ref. 5213).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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