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Benthic in crevices of hard substrata (Ref. 58302).
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Conger oligoporus

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Conger oligoporus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Hawaii and Guam, in the eastern central and western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 2–507 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting crevices of hard substrata.[2] It feeds predominantly on finfish.[4]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger oligoporus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199107A2559791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199107A2559791.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Conger oligoporus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Kanazawa, R. H., 1958 (6 Oct.) [ref. 12078] A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400): 219-267, Pls. 1-4.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Conger oligoporus at www.fishbase.org.
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Conger oligoporus: Brief Summary

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Conger oligoporus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Hawaii and Guam, in the eastern central and western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 2–507 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting crevices of hard substrata. It feeds predominantly on finfish.

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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