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thicklip conger (Chiloconger dentatus)
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Congridae

thicklip conger

Chiloconger dentatus

Thirty Centimeters Eel of Colombian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Oceanic
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

thicklip conger is a marine fish of Eastern Central Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Family
Congridae
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: western coast of Mexico, Central and South America from the southern Gulf of California to Colombia. Not recorded from any of the oceanic islands of the eastern Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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