Coloconger saldanhai explained

Coloconger saldanhai is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[1] It was described by J.C. Quéro in 2001.[2] It is a marine eel which is known from New Caledonia.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Luiz Saldanha (1937-1997) who collaborated with Quéro and co-discovered this eel.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=290056 UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001
  2. Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001.
  3. 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 .

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