Slender conger explained

The slender conger (Uroconger lepturus, also known as the longtail conger or the yellow pike-conger^[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by John Richardson in 1845, originally under the genus Congrus.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, and Japan. It dwells at a depth range of 18mto760mm (59feetto2,490feetm), and inhabits sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52cm (20inches), but more commonly reach a TL of 30cm (10inches).^[2]

The slender conger's diet consists of small benthic crustaceans.^[4] It is of commercial interest to fisheries.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.ca/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7590&GenusName=Uroconger&SpeciesName=lepturus&StockCode=7894 Common names of Uroconger lepturus
2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Uroconger-lepturus.html Uroconger lepturus
3. Richardson, J., 1845 (Oct.) [ref. 20575] Ichthyology.--Part 3. In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 99-150, Pls. 55-64.
4. http://www.fishbase.ca/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=7894&genus=Uroconger&species=lepturus Food items reported for Uroconger lepturus