Japonoconger caribbeus Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
Max. size:  50.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 329 - 576 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuela.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 160-166. Similar to Japonoconger sivicolus but with more head pores. Basic pattern of supratemporal pore seems to be a median pore flanked on each side by a pore midway to the lateral line and another pore immediately above the first lateral-line pore. Anomalies common, but no specimen less than four. Some specimens with one or two postorbital pores; Supratemporal pores show considerable variation, but no specimen has fewer than six.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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