Blackspot conger
Species of fish
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The blackspot conger[3] (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger.[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira and Azores. It dwells at a depth range of 30–100 meters and burrows into sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres.[4]
| Blackspot conger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870) | |
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