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Genus of short-tail eels From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Colocongridae, the worm eels or short-tail eels, are a family of eels, containing a single genus, Coloconger.
| Coloconger | |
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| Coloconger raniceps | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Congroidei |
| Family: | Colocongridae D. G. Smith, 1976[1] |
| Genus: | Coloconger Alcock, 1889 |
| Species | |
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Colongrids are found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and West Pacific oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in waters from 300 to 900 m (980 to 2,950 ft) in depth.[2] Compared with other eels, they have relatively short and stubby bodies, with blunt snouts.
The ten known species are:[3]
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