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Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Etymology: Coloconger: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Latin conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Giles Willis Mead Jr (1928–2003) was an American zoologist and curator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 650 - 925 m (Ref. 13608). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and off Suriname.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13608)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Snout short and rounded; eye large; mouth corner situated just below posterior margin of pupil; number or preanal lateral line pores 70-72 (Ref. 13608).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.), 1983. Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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