Shorttail conger
Species of fish
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The shorttail conger[3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo.[1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Paraconger |
| Species: | P. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946) | |
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Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern.[1]
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