Coloconger cadenati explained

Coloconger cadenati is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).^[1] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.^[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known from a depth range of 270–600 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 90 cm.^[1] The diet of C. cadenati consists primarily of benthic crustaceans.^[3]

Etymology

The eel is named in honor of ichthyologist Jean Cadenat (1908-1992), who was the Director of the Marine Biological Section of the Institut Français d’Afrique Noire in Gorée, Senegal, who supplied the type specimen.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Coloconger-cadenati.html Coloconger cadenati
2. Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 [ref. 9357] A new eel, Coloconger cadenati and a redescription of the heterocongrid eel, Taenioconger longissimus (Günther) both from the coast of Senegal. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 23 (no. 1): 108-115, Pls. 1-2.
3. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=9388&genus=Coloconger&species=cadenati Food items reported for Coloconger cadenati
4. Web site: Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE . 23 February 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 18 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118204736/https://etyfish.org/anguilliformes1/ . dead .