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Atlantic Shorttail Eel

Coloconger meadi Kanazawa, 1957

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Shorttail Eel
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Scientific nameColoconger meadi Kanazawa, 1957

About this species

Coloconger meadi is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1957. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel from the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 650–925 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 37.7 cm.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyColocongridae
GenusColoconger

In Suriname

26Records in Suriname
1957First record
1980Latest record

Records by month

All years combined.

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