Blackspot conger

Paraconger macrops

Fifty Centimeters Eel from the Atlantic Ocean

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

The blackspot conger (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira and Azores.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Paraconger
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Azores.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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