The shorttail congerCommon names for Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org. (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Paraconger similis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.Wade, C. B., 1946 (16 Dec.) [ref. 4542] Two new genera and five new species of apodal fishes from the eastern Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 7): 181-213, Pls. 24-28. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Galapagos Islands, Panama, and Revillagigedo. It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Shorttail conger as Least Concern.
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