ringeye conger
Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa, 1961
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Californian conger (Paraconger californiensis), also known as the ringeye conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. It is known to dwell at a depth of 50 metres. Males reach an average total length of 40 centimetres, but can reach a maximum TL of 60 cm.
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of perceived population declines, the IUCN redlist currently lists the Californian conger as Least Concern.
Wikipedia contributors, Californian conger; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:15:56.198219+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa, 1961
- Name authority
- Kanazawa, 1961
- Common name
- ringeye conger
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Paraconger
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyBathymyrinae Böhlke, 1949
- genusParaconger Kanazawa, 1961
- speciesParaconger californiensis Kanazawa, 1961
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paraconger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| margintail congerParaconger caudilimbatus (Poey, 1867) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paraconger ophichthys (Garman, 1899) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shorttail congerParaconger similis (Wade, 1946) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kanazawa, R. H. (1961). Paraconger, a new genus with three new species of eels (family Congridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 113. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.113-3450.1 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CR3R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.