Coloconger meadi

Coloconger meadi is an eel in the family Colocongridae (worm eels/short-tail eels).

[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel from the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname in the western central Atlantic Ocean.

It dwells at a depth range of 650–925 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 37.7 cm.

[1] The eel is named in honor of ichthyologist Giles W. Mead (1928-2003), who sent the type specimen to Kanazawa.

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