Coloconger saldanhai

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Coloconger saldanhai
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C. saldanhai
Binomial name
Coloconger saldanhai
Quéro, 2001

Coloconger saldanhai is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).[1] It was described by J.C. Quéro in 2001.[2] It is a marine eel which is known from New Caledonia.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The fish is named in honor of Luiz Saldanha (1937-1997) who collaborated with Quéro and co-discovered this eel.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b UNIVERSAL FISH CATALOGUE - Coloconger saldanhai Quéro 2001 Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Colocongridae (Pisces: Anguilliformes) de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Pacifique sud-ouest). Description de *Coloconger saldanhai* sp. n. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, 2001.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.