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Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958 Manytooth conger |
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photo by
Schulke, J. |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 100 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 55 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to the Antilles and western Caribbean; also from Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal spines: 0-0. Gray in color, fins with distinctly black margins (Ref. 13442). Upper lip has along upper edge (Ref. 26938). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs mainly around islands. Benthic (Ref. 26340) on hard, rocky or coral bottoms (Ref. 5217). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||