The Guinean conger[2] (Paraconger notialis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Senegal to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–50 metres, and inhabits benthic sand, which it burrows into backwards. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.7 centimetres.[3]

Guinean conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Species:
P. notialis
Binomial name
Paraconger notialis
Kanazawa, 1961

References edit

  1. ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Paraconger notialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199180A2567183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199180A2567183.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Paraconger notialis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 (26 Jan.) [ref. 2559] Paraconger, a new genus with three new species of eels (family Congridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 113 (no. 3450): 1-14, Pls. 1-2.