Blackspot conger

The blackspot conger^[3] (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger.^[5] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira and Azores. It dwells at a depth range of 30–100 meters and burrows into sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 50 centimetres.^[4]

Blackspot conger
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Paraconger
Species:	P. macrops
Binomial name
Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870)
Synonyms[2]
Conger macrops Günther, 1870

References

1. Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). "Paraconger macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199360A69011704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T199360A69011704.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
2. Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
3. Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
4. Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
5. Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.