Guinean conger explained

The Guinean conger^[1] (Paraconger notialis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1961.^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Senegal to Angola, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 25–50 metres, and inhabits benthic sand, which it burrows into backwards. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.7 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5069&GenusName=Paraconger&SpeciesName=notialis&StockCode=5306 Common names for Paraconger notialis
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Paraconger-notialis.html Paraconger notialis
3. Kanazawa, R. H., 1961 (26 Jan.) [ref. 2559] Paraconger, a new genus with three new species of eels (family Congridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 113 (no. 3450): 1-14, Pls. 1-2.