Conger oligoporus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Hawaii and Guam, in the eastern central and western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 2–507 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting crevices of hard substrata.[2] It feeds predominantly on finfish.[4]
Conger oligoporus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Conger |
Species: | C. oligoporus
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Binomial name | |
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger oligoporus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199107A2559791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199107A2559791.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b Conger oligoporus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1958 (6 Oct.) [ref. 12078] A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400): 219-267, Pls. 1-4.
- ^ Food items reported for Conger oligoporus at www.fishbase.org.