Manytooth conger

Short description: Species of fish

Manytooth conger

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Conger
Species:  |

C. triporiceps

Binomial name
Conger triporiceps

Kanazawa, 1958

The manytooth conger (Conger triporiceps), also known as the manytooth conger eel or simply the conger eel,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States , Bermuda, the Antilles, the western Caribbean, and Brazil . It dwells at a depth range of 3–55 meters, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting rocky regions and coral reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimeters, but more commonly reach a TL of 80 cm.[3]

The manytooth conger is harvested by subsistence fisheries.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Conger triporiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T199312A2581381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199312A2581381.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199312/2581381. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. ↑ Common names for Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Conger triporiceps at www.fishbase.org.
4. ↑ 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.

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