Coloconger paucitubus, Solomon short-tailed conger

Coloconger paucitubus Ho, Smith & Pogonoski, 2025

Solomon short-tailed conger
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Etymology: Coloconger: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Latin conger = conger (Ref. 45335); paucitubus: Name 'paucitubus' from the Latin words 'pauci' and 'tubus', meaning 'few' and 'tubes', in reference to the diagnostic low sensory tube (pore) count on the head of the species. A noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 502 - 945 m (Ref. 137540). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Solomon Is.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137540)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 194 - 211; Anal soft rays: 82 - 103. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: relatively few head sensory pores, total head pores usually 30-34, with 1 or 2 SO over posterior nostrils, IO usually 9 or 10, POM usually 11 or 12, and ST constantly 3; PDV 13-18, PAV 76-86, and TV 141-150; mouth cavity dark blue and gill chamber uniformly dark brown; rictus reaching vertical through posterior margin of pupil to posterior margin of eye; no anterior intermaxillary teeth; and body uniformly light brown to black, with lateral-line tubes darkened (Ref. 137540).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ho, H.-C., D.G. Smith and J.J. Pogonoski, 2025. Species of the eel family Colocongridae (Order Anguilliformes), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 113(1):154-178. (Ref. 137540)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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