Paraconger

Paraconger
Paraconger similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Subfamily:	Bathymyrinae
Genus:	ParacongerKanazawa, 1961
Type species
Echelus caudilimbatus Poey, 1867[1]

Paraconger is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species:

• Paraconger californiensisKanazawa, 1961 (Californian conger)
• Paraconger caudilimbatus(Poey, 1867) (Margintail conger)
• Paraconger guianensisKanazawa, 1961
• Paraconger macrops(Günther, 1870) (Blackspot conger)
• Paraconger notialisKanazawa, 1961 (Guinean conger)
• Paraconger ophichthys(Garman, 1899)
• Paraconger similis(Wade, 1946) (Shorttail conger)

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Congridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paraconger". FishBase. June 2011 version.