Shorttail conger

The shorttail conger^[3] (Paraconger similis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[4] It was described by Charles Barkley Wade in 1946, originally under the genus Chiloconger.^[5] 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.^[1] It dwells at a depth range of 108–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.^[4]

Shorttail conger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Paraconger
Species:	P. similis
Binomial name
Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946)
Synonyms[2]
Chiloconger similis Wade, 1946

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.^[1]