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Japonoconger caribbeus Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 50.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 329 - 576 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuela. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 160-166. Similar to Japonoconger sivicolus but with more head pores. Basic pattern of supratemporal pore seems to be a median pore flanked on each side by a pore midway to the lateral line and another pore immediately above the first lateral-line pore. Anomalies common, but no specimen less than four. Some specimens with one or two postorbital pores; Supratemporal pores show considerable variation, but no specimen has fewer than six. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||