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Blackspot conger
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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
Conger macrops Günther, 1870

The blackspot conger (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger. 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.

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.
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4. ^ Paraconger macrops at www.fishbase.org.
5. Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) 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, ... ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.

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