Blackspot conger explained

The blackspot conger^[1] (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger.^[3] 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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=16331&GenusName=Paraconger&SpeciesName=macrops&StockCode=15046 Paraconger macrops
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Paraconger-macrops.html Paraconger macrops
3. Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] 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, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.