threadtail conger

Uroconger syringinus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Uroconger
Maximum length: 40.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Suriname.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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