Coloconger giganteus
Coloconger giganteus (Castle, 1959)
Giant leptocephalus


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Family:  Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Max. size:  46.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine
Distribution:  Circumglobal: Eastern Pacific: central California to Peru. Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida, Bahamas; Eastern Atlantic: off Gabon; Southwest Pacific: Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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