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Conger melanopterus Kodeeswaran, Smith, Dhas, Kumar & Lal, 2023 Indian black-fin conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 56.9 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 141-141. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin origin behind the pectoral-fin tip; head 18.5% TL; predorsal length 24.0% TL; trunk, 52.4% PAL; eye 12.9% HL; trunk length is 1.1 times in head length; vomer with seven uniserial teeth at posterior end; body fully blackish to dark brown; pectoral fin much darker than body; cephalic pores with whitish rims; SO pores 3; first two pores located at snout tip; small adnasal pore, which is positioned adjacent to third SO pore; IO pores 6, 5 before rictus and 1 behind rictus; pectoral rays 19; and total vertebrae 141+ (Ref. 138213). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||