Family Colocongridae | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes | |
Coloconger meadi is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1957. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel from the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 650-925 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 37.7 cm.
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