The bignose conger (Rhynchoconger nitens, also known as the needletail conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1890.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.[3][1] It dwells at a depth range of 25–90 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 30 cm.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. nitens
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| Rhynchoconger nitens (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
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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 bignose conger as Least Concern.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Lea, B. (2010). "Rhynchoconger nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183557A8134500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183557A8134500.en. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Rhynchoconger nitens at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Rhynchoconger nitens Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Bollman, 1890 (5 Feb.) [ref. 2433] Descriptions of new species of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and along the coast of the United States of Colombia, 1887-'88. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770): 149-183.
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