Paraconger macrops Blackspot conger

Paraconger macropsis commonly referred to as Blackspot conger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Paraconger macrops
German:: Schwarzfleck-Meeraal
English:: Blackspot Conger

Category:: Eel-like

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Paraconger (Genus) > macrops (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1870

Occurrence:: Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Madeira
Sea depth:: 30 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 71.6 °F (18°C - 22°C)
Food:: Coralfish of all kind, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Schrimps, Sepia
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Paraconger californiensis
Paraconger caudilimbatus
Röhren-Meeraal
Paraconger guianensis
Paraconger macrops
Schwarzfleck-Meeraal
Paraconger notialis
Paraconger ophichthys
Paraconger similis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-09 22:09:11
Last edit:: 2012-08-09 22:09:11

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(Günther, 1870)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Azores

Occurs on the shelf on sandy areas of rocky sublittoral zone.
Burrows in the sediment during the day and swims actively at night in search of prey.

Synonym:
Conger macrops Günther, 1870

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Bathymyrinae (Subfamily) > Paraconger (Genus)

External links

FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE BLACKSPOT CONGER, PARACONGER MACROPS (ACTINOPTERYGII: ANGUILLIFORMES: CONGRIDAE), IN THE WATERS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EASTERN ATLANTIC PARACONGER SPECIES (en). Abgerufen am 09.12.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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