Slope conger
| Slope conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Japonoconger |
| Species: | J. proriger
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| Binomial name | |
| Japonoconger proriger (C. H. Gilbert, 1891)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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The slope conger[3] (Japonoconger proriger), also known as the black-fin conger,[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891, originally under the genus Ophisoma.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southeastern and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.[4][1] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 380–740 metres (1,250–2,430 ft), and inhabits substrates.[4][1] Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimetres (1 ft 2 in).[4]
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population declines, the IUCN redlist currently lists the slope conger as Least Concern. There is some dispute as to whether Ariosoma or Ophisoma is the valid genus for the species.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Lea, B. (2010). "Ariosoma prorigerum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183237A8077916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183237A8077916.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Synonyms of Ariosoma prorigerum". fishbase.org.
- ^ "Common names for Ariosoma prorigerum". fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariosoma prorigerum". FishBase.
- ^ Gilbert, C. H. (8 September 1891). "Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. 14 (856): 347–352.