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Threadtail Conger

Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishThreadtail Conger
Dutch—
SpanishCongrio plumilla
Chinese—
Scientific nameUroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954

About this species

The threadtail conger (Uroconger syringinus, also known as the slender-tail conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1954. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 44 to 384 meters (144 to 1,260 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 38 centimeters (15 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyCongridae
GenusUroconger

Related species in Suriname