Coloconger eximia

Coloconger eximia is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).^[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1967, originally under the genus Ascomana.^[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

Coloconger eximia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Colocongridae
Genus:	Coloconger
Species:	C. eximia
Binomial name
Coloconger eximia (Castle, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
Ascomana eximia Castle, 1967

Coloconger eximia has one of the largest known fish larvae, growing to at least 70 cm (27.5 in).^[4] Their leptocephalus larvae are elongate, with a long, straight gut, a dorsal fin that originates in the latter half of the body, well-developed pectoral fins, and a long head.