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246A879BFFD2FFC2FF42FF077C55476C.text	246A879BFFD2FFC2FF42FF077C55476C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger Girard 1858	<div><p>Genus  Neoconger Girard, 1858</p><p>Neoconger Girard, 1858: 171 . Type species  Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858 by monotypy. Masculine.</p><p>Chrinorhinus Howell Rivero, 1932 . Type species  Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1932 by monotypy. Masculine. Characters (after Smith 1989a). Body moderately elongate, cylindrical anteriorly, strongly compressed near end of tail; anus near midlength; tip of tail soft and blunt, caudal fin well developed and not stiffened. Dorsal and anal fins low and fleshy, confluent with caudal fin; dorsal fin begins over or somewhat anterior to level of anus; pectoral fin small but not rudimentary. Gill opening crescentic and transverse, on lower half of side, upper corner touching middle to upper edge of pectoral-fin base. Lateral line incomplete, ending near level of anus, pores increasing in number with growth, up to a point; head pores present only on lower jaw.</p><p>Head conical and smoothly tapering anteriorly, tip of snout projecting slightly beyond lower jaw, rictus behind level of eye. Eye small, covered by transparent skin, larger in mature males. Anterior nostril on side of snout somewhat behind tip, without a tube in females and immatures, becoming tubular in mature males. Posterior nostril larger, immediately before eye, elongate in an anteroventral to posterodorsal direction, with a raised rim higher on anterior side, lower at posterodorsal corner. Upper lip continuous with skin of cheek; lower lip separated from skin of jaw by a slight groove. Tongue adnate.</p><p>Stomach moderate in length, ending before anus. Gas bladder very small, thin-walled, near anus.</p><p>Teeth small, smooth, pointed, recurved (Fig. 1). Maxillary and dentary teeth in one or two rows (usually one). Intermaxillary teeth somewhat larger, in two or three irregular rows, not separated from maxillary and vomerine teeth. Vomerine teeth in one or two rows, reaching almost to posterior end of maxillary row.</p><p>Color gray or grayish brown with no spots, stripes, or other distinctive markings.</p><p>Maximum size about 300 mm TL.</p><p>Some sexual dimorphism is present. Like the related genus  Moringua, males appear to be smaller than females. Two mature males of  Neoconger mucronatus measured 107 and 159 mm in TL. Eleven confirmed females measured 187–302 mm. See further details under  N. mucronatus .</p><p>Distribution. Known from tropical and subtropical waters in the western Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and western Pacific off southeastern Australia, at depths of less than 200 m.</p><p>Habits and behavior. All evidence suggests that juvenile and pre-spawning adult  Neoconger spend most of their time buried in the sediment and come out only for a brief time to feed and spawn (Smith 1989: 62). Unlike  Moringua,  Neoconger prefers mud rather than sand (Smith 1989a; Smith &amp; Castle 1972). This may explain the relative rarity of specimens in collections. Their fossorial habits would render them largely inaccessible to trawl nets. Divers spend little time making rotenone collections in barren muddy habitats, and would thus be unlikely to collect them. The relative abundance of larvae compared to adults indicates that these eels are more common than they seem.</p><p>Species. Three species have previously been recognized in this genus:  Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858 in the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil;  Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890 in the eastern Pacific from the northern Gulf of California to Panama and northern Colombia; and  Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle 1965), known only from two leptocephali collected off New South Wales, Australia. The species are all much alike in general appearance, differing only in certain meristic and morphometric characters</p><p>The record of an adult  Neoconger from Fiji reported by Smith (1989a: 60) is erroneous.The specimen in question, CAS 217641, is not  Neoconger but a member of the  Moringua raitaborua group. These eels are characterized by low vertebral counts, relatively stout body, and jaws nearly equal in length. They differ from  Neoconger in having the anus well behind midlength and the DFO behind the anus.</p><p>Etymology. From the Latin neo, new, and  Conger, a genus of eels. Apparently referring to a resemblance to the  Congridae .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFD2FFC2FF42FF077C55476C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFD5FFC1FF42F9337C0A44A3.text	246A879BFFD5FFC1FF42F9337C0A44A3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger mucronatus Girard 1858	<div><p>Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858</p><p>(Figures 2, 4, 9; Tables 2, 3)</p><p>Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858: 171; St. Josephs Island, Texas, lectotype USNM 861. Smith &amp; Castle 1972: 200 (redescription, synonymy, lectotype designation, osteology, life history). Smith 1989a: 60 (updated account with additional material and analysis).</p><p>Study material (18 specimens, 98–302 mm TL).   LECTOTYPE: USNM 861 (female, 302),  St. Joseph Island, Texas  .  PARALECTOTYPES: MCZ 36006 (1, 267), same data as lectotype. USNM 204928 (3 females, 263–267), same data as lectotype .  OTHER MATERIAL: ANSP 94213 (1 female, 256), 28° 01.5’N, 96° 48.5’W, 7 fm (12.8 m),  15 Aug 1960, Oregon 2916. ANSP 110071 (1, 265 +), 27° 45’N, 96° 10’W, 40–45 fm (73.2–82.3 m), 2 Feb 1958, Silver Bay 276. ANSP 136001 (1, 176), Texas. FSBC 9078 (1 male, 159),  off  Port Mansfield, Texas, 35 fm (64.0 m), 7 Sep 1975. TCWC 3981.1 (1 male, 107),  25° 20.0’N, 97° 02.0’W, 40–45 m, 10-ft otter trawl, 18 Nov 1975. TCWC 6097.1 (6 females, 187–265), 18° 50.0’ N, 93° 43.0’ W, 158–170 m, 10-ft otter trawl, 12 Nov 1975. USNM 154997 (1 female [?], 98), 27° 03’ 30” N, 97° 04’ 38” W, 18 fm (32.9 m), 17 Feb 1939, Pelican 121-4. USNM 154998 (1 female, 209),  27° 46’ N, 96° 55’ 30” W, 11 fm (20.1 m), 20 Apr 1938,  Pelican 38-2. Uncatalogued (1, cleared and stained), no data  .</p><p>Diagnosis.  Neoconger mucronatus differs most distinctly from the geographically adjacent  Neoconger torrei in the total number of vertebrae, 94–99 vs 104–107 respectively. It differs from  N. anaelisae in the number of predorsal vertebrae (38–44 vs 32–34). It differs from  N. hygomi in the number of predorsal vertebrae (38–44 vs 48), preanal vertebrae (43–47 vs 55), precaudal vertebrae (ca. 50–52 vs 58), and total vertebrae (94–99 vs 107). It differs from  N. vermiformis in the number of predorsal vertebrae (38–44 vs 34–38), preanal vertebrae (43–47 vs 41–44), and precaudal vertebrae (ca. 50–52 vs 45–ca 49). Larvae have a sharp intestinal loop; the posterior lateral melanophore is present, the anterior ventral melanophore is absent.</p><p>Description. See genus account for general appearance. Morphometric characters in % TL: preanal length 48.4–53.5, predorsal length 45.3–54.2, head length 8.9–11.1, depth at anus 2.9–4.8. In % HL: snout 17.8–21.9, eye 7.8–8.2 in males and 3.1–7.1 in females, snout-rictus 27.6–31.9, gill opening 9.5–18.5, interbranchial 9.4– 11.2 in males and 11.8–18.5 in females, pectoral-fin length 32.7–34.5 in males and 17.0– 24.5 in females. Meristic characters: lateral-line pores 22–40, mandibular pores 6, pectoral-fin rays 9–12, predorsal vertebrae 38–44, preanal vertebrae 43–47, total vertebrae 94–99, precaudal vertebrae ca. 50–52.</p><p>Mandibular pores arranged as follows (Fig. 4). First pore at level of anterior nostril. Second pore slightly posterior to level of anterior nostril. Third pore slightly anterior to level of posterior nostril. Fourth pore between level of anterior nostril and anterior margin of eye. Fifth pore directly below eye. Sixth pore behind level of eye, approximately below level of rictus.</p><p>Color in preservative gray to brown, sometimes with darker reticulations. Freshly caught specimens may show some red color on vertical fins, head, and pectoral fins, apparently caused by blood in superficial vessels and tissue. Pores on lower jaw sometimes surrounded by whitish area. Stomach and intestine pale.</p><p>Maximum size appears to be about 300 mm TL. The largest specimen examined was the lectotype, 302 mm TL.</p><p>The two confirmed males differ in several characters from the 12 females: lesser preanal length (48.4–50.5 vs 51.3–53.5 %TL), lesser predorsal length (45.3–45.8 vs 49.4–54.2 %TL), greater eye diameter (7.8–8.2 vs 3.1–7.1 %HL), longer pectoral fin (32.7–34.5 vs 16.0–24.5 %HL), fewer predorsal vertebrae (38 vs 41–44), and fewer preanal vertebrae (43 vs 46–47).</p><p>Distribution. Found in the western Gulf of Mexico between the mouth of the Mississippi River and the Yucatan Peninsula at depths of 12– 170 m., where it seems to be reasonably common. This area is characterized by predominantly muddy bottoms.</p><p>Etymology. Latin mucro (sharp, pointed); natus (born). Apparently referring to the relatively pointed anterior end of the head.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFD5FFC1FF42F9337C0A44A3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFD9FFCEFF42FF077C7146F0.text	246A879BFFD9FFCEFF42FF077C7146F0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger torrei (Howell Rivero 1932)	<div><p>Neoconger torrei (Howell Rivero, 1932)</p><p>(Figure 10A; Tables 1–5)</p><p>Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1932: 9;  Havana, Cuba, holotype MCZ 32786 .</p><p>Neoconger torrei, Ginsburg, 1951: 446–447 .</p><p>Neoconger mucronatus, Smith &amp; Castle, 1972: 200 (in part); Smith 1989a: 60 (in part).</p><p>Study material (4 adult specimens, 143–193 mm TL).  HOLOTYPE: MCZ 32786 (1, 168), Havana, Cuba .  OTHER MATERIAL: ANSP 139683 (1, 143), Puerto Rico,  Guayanilla Bay, 3 m, dredged from mud, 1978. FLMNH 222149 (1, 193), Colombia, Gulf of Morrosquillo, 9.67° N, 76.03° W, 45–55 m, 13 July 1966, R/ V Pillsbury 371. FLMNH 223294 (1, 188 +), Colombia, Gulf of Morrosquillo, 9.52° N, 75.99° W, 33–36 m, 13 July 1966, Pillsbury 366. GENBANK number MG 856392, specimen voucher DPND 3073 (1 leptocephalus, 46 mm SL), 26.93° N, 86.37° W to 27.00° N, 86.43° W, 20 May 2016 .</p><p>Diagnosis.  Neoconger torrei differs from  N. mucronatus in the number of total vertebrae (104–107 vs 94–99) and preanal vertebrae (48–49 vs 43–47). It differs from  N. anaelisae in the number of predorsal vertebrae (42–45 vs 32–34). It differs from  N. hygomi in the number of predorsal vertebrae (42–45 vs 48) and preanal vertebrae (48–49 vs 55). It differs from  N. vermiformis in the number of total vertebrae (104–107 vs 93–102), preanal vertebrae (48–49 vs 41–44), and predorsal vertebrae (42–45 vs 34–38). Larvae with a sharp intestinal loop; posterior lateral melanophore and anterior ventral melanophore present.</p><p>Description. See genus account for general appearance. Morphometric characters in % TL: preanal length 49.4–52.4, predorsal length 48.3–49.7, head length 9.5–10.7, depth at anus 3.6–4.3. In % HL: snout 18.8–20.6, eye 3.9–6.9, interorbital 15.0–15.4, snout-rictus 26.2–28.7, gill opening 9.7–15.0, interbranchial 10.7–16.2, pectoral-fin length 16.6–19.8. Meristic characters: lateral-line pores 21–40, pectoral-fin rays 11–13, predorsal vertebrae 42–45, preanal vertebrae 48–49, total vertebrae 104–107, precaudal vertebrae ca. 50–51. Mandibular pores as in  N. mucronatus .</p><p>Color in preservative gray to brown.</p><p>The largest intact specimen is FLMNH 222149 at 193 mm TL and 101 mm preanal, although FLMNH 223294, which has lost part of its tail and measures 188 + TL, has a preanal length of 121 mm, indicating that it is actually larger than FLMNH 222149.</p><p>Distribution. Adults are known from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Based on the distribution of larvae, Smith (1989a: 64) suggested that this species (referred to as the high-count form) might extend as far south and east as the northern border of Brazil (see below under Remarks).</p><p>Remarks. This species is known from only four adult specimens, of which only two yielded a complete vertebral count. One specimen, the holotype, was partially deossified, and the vertebrae were not visible on the radiograph. Another specimen was damaged and had lost part of its tail. Still, that is sufficient to distinguish it completely from the neighboring species  Neoconger mucronatus . The number of predorsal and preanal vertebrae distinguish it from the other species.</p><p>The leptocephalus illustrated by Smith &amp; Castle (1972, fig. 20), collected near the French Guiana-Brazil border (DANA station 1174), appears to be this species. The intestinal loop is sharp and the anterior ventral melanophore is present. Smith (1989a: 64) reported larvae of this species to occur as far as the northern border of Brazil.</p><p>The barcoded larval specimen (DPND 3075 that proved genetically distinct from the Amazonian adult  Neoconger anaelisae (MPEG 38951; see below) was collected in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off the northwestern coast of Florida. The specimen had been damaged when the tissue sample was taken, hence the myomere count was not available. However, it possessed the anterior ventral melanophore, which is present in  Neoconger torrei but absent in  N. mucronatus . In addition, it was collected in the area affected by the Gulf Loop Current, which brings water up from the Caribbean, then loops in a clockwise direction and exits through the Straits of Florida into the Gulf Stream.</p><p>The other barcoded specimen linked to this in the tree, GU 224984 (not seen by us), is also a larva. GenBank gives the location as 20.1293° N, 86.3499° W, just south of the Yucatan <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-86.3499&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.1293" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -86.3499/lat 20.1293)">Channel</a> off the eastern coast of Mexico near Cozumel, which would put it in the Caribbean Sea  .</p><p>Etymology. Named for Dr. Carlos de la Torre, a prominent Cuban scientist of the early 20 th century, who studied Cuban fishes.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFD9FFCEFF42FF077C7146F0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFD8FFCCFF42FF077E3142F4.text	246A879BFFD8FFCCFF42FF077E3142F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger anaelisae (Tommasi 1960)	<div><p>Neoconger anaelisae (Tommasi, 1960)</p><p>(Figures 5, 6, 11; Tables 1–5)</p><p>Leptocephalus anaelisae Tommasi, 1960: 93, fig. 3; off the Amazon region of Brazil, 02° 27.5’ N, 44° 02.5’ W, holotype lost. Smith 1989b: 701 (synonym of  Neoconger mucronatus). Melo &amp; Caires 2016: 2 (leptocephali described by Tommasi; synonym of  Neoconger mucronatus).</p><p>Neoconger mucronatus, Smith, 1989a: 60 (in part).</p><p>Neoconger sp., Marceniuk et al., 2019: 7, 13, table 1, fig. 4b (listed; photograph). Caires et al. 2021: 127 (short description; photograph).</p><p>Study material (3 specimens, 132–254 mm TL). HOLOTYPE (by monotypy, no catalog number given): lost.  NEOTYPE (designated here): MPEG 38951 (1, 254 mm TL), Brazil, Amapá Prov., 03° 44’ 05” N, 50° 18’ 48” W, 58.5 m, 16 Mar 2018 .  OTHER MATERIAL: AZUSC 5785 (1, 135), Brazil, Pará Prov., 0° 05’ 56” N, 48° 31’ 10” W, 10 m, 09 Aug 2018. USNM, 214062 (1, 156), Brazil, Pará Prov., 1.87° N, 48.35° W, 42–44 m, Geomar sta. 156 .</p><p>Diagnosis.  Neoconger anaelisae has fewer predorsal vertebrae (32–34) than any of the other Atlantic species (38–48) and overlaps only slightly with  N. vermiformis (34–38). It further differs from  N. mucronatus in total vertebrae (98–104 vs 94–99); from  N. torrei in preanal vertebrae (42–44 vs 48–49) and total vertebrae (98–104 vs 104–107); from  N. hygomi in preanal vertebrae (42–44 vs 55) and total vertebrae (98–104 vs 107); and slightly from  N. vermiformis in total vertebrae (98–104 vs 93–102). The larva has a flatter intestinal loop than the other species; the posterior lateral melanophore is present, but the anterior ventral melanophore is apparently absent (see Notes on Leptocephali below).</p><p>Description. See genus account for general appearance. Morphometric characters in % TL: preanal 48.7–53.8, predorsal 37.2–39.7, head 10.7–11.1, depth at anus 3.0–3.5. In % HL: snout 19.2–21.7, eye 3.1–4.8, interorbital 13.2–13.7, snout-rictus 34.9–40.8, gill opening 7.5–12.8, interbranchial 12.8–23.5, pectoral fin 14.5–20.2. Meristic characters: lateral-line pores 32–35, predorsal vertebrae 32–34, preanal vertebrae 42–44, precaudal vertebrae 49– 56, total vertebrae 98–104. Mandibular pores as in  N. mucronatus .</p><p>Color of freshly caught specimen gray to reddish brown.</p><p>The largest specimen is 254 mm TL.</p><p>Distribution. The three adult specimens were collected on the continental shelf off the coast of northern Brazil near the mouth of the Amazon River. The holotype of  Leptocephalus anaelisae was collected in the same general area but farther offshore (2 ° 27.5’ N, 44° 02.5’ W). Smith (1989a: 64) reported that the larvae of this species extend northward to the Guianas and the eastern Caribbean, where they co-occur with larvae of  Neoconger torrei . If this pattern occurs in adults as well, it would be added evidence for the distinction of these two species.</p><p>Remarks. The description of  Leptocephalus anaelisae is somewhat problematic. The single type specimen is lost, and the reported number of total myomeres (93) is well below the vertebral counts of the adults (98–104). In addition, the specimen is stated to lack a pectoral fin, which is present in all larval  Neoconger . Nevertheless, the illustration clearly shows a  Neoconger larva, and the type locality is close to the area where the three adult specimens were collected. We therefore designate one of the adult specimens, MPEG 38951, as the neotype and hence fix the name to that specimen. Supporting the morphological diagnosis, the DNA barcoding sequences from  Neoconger anaelisae show that the analyzed specimen has a K2P genetic distance between 4.0% and 23 distinct haplotypes (Table 4 and Table 5) from  N. torrei (see above), corroborating its recognition as a distinct species.</p><p>Etymology. Named by Tommasi for his daughter, Ana Elisa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFD8FFCCFF42FF077E3142F4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFDBFFCCFF42FB8B7C1046EA.text	246A879BFFDBFFCCFF42FB8B7C1046EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger hygomi Smith & Marceniuk & Rotundo & Carvalho & Caires 2024	<div><p>Neoconger hygomi Smith n. sp. (Figures 7, 8; Table 2)</p><p>Neoconger mucronatus (non Girard, 1858); Smith, 1989a: 60 (in part).</p><p>Study material.   HOLOTYPE: ZMUC P312001 (261 mm TL), Brazil, Cotinguiba, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-37.116665&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -37.116665/lat -10.866667)">State</a> of Sergipe, ca. 10° 52’ S, 37° 07’ W, coll. 1857.</p><p>Diagnosis.  Neoconger hygomi has more predorsal vertebrae than any other species in the genus (48 vs. maximum 45), and more preanal vertebrae (55 vs. maximum 49). The number of total vertebrae (107) is matched only by  N. torrei (104–107).</p><p>Description. See genus account for general appearance. Morphometric characters in % TL: preanal 52.5, predorsal 51.7, head 10.0, depth at anus 2.1. In % HL: snout 17.7, eye 5.4, interorbital 10.8, snout-rictus 28.8, gill opening 11.9, interbranchial 18.5, pectoral fin 20.4. Meristic characters: predorsal vertebrae 48, preanal vertebrae 55, precaudal vertebrae 58, total vertebrae 107. Mandibular pores as in  N. mucronatus .</p><p>Maxillary and dentary each with one row of rather large, pointed, recurved teeth.Vomer long, ending below eye, anteriorly with two rows of robust, blunt teeth (six teeth in each row) and posteriorly with four less robust teeth in one median row.</p><p>Color after many years in preservative light gray with no markings.</p><p>The only known specimen is 261 mm TL.</p><p>Distribution. The specimen was stated to come from Cotinguiba, Brazil, south of the equator and south of the so-called hump of Brazil. The precise location is uncertain. Cotinguiba refers to a small river that empties into the larger Sergipe River some 15 km from the Atlantic Ocean.</p><p>Remarks. Castro &amp; Bonecker (2005: 8, fig. 10; 2006: 41) reported three small specimens of larval  Neoconger (5.8–7.9 mm SL) from the Brazilian coast not far south of Sergipe. The specimens were too small to count the myomeres, but they are most likely  N. hygomi . This suggests that the species occurs more extensively along the South Atlantic coast of Brazil.</p><p>Etymology. Named for Vilhelm Hygom, a Danish ship captain who collected oceanographic material for the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen. The name was applied to the specimen in manuscript form in the museum but never published.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFDBFFCCFF42FB8B7C1046EA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFDAFFCBFF42FA857CD84324.text	246A879BFFDAFFCBFF42FA857CD84324.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger	<div><p>Neoconger species</p><p>Neoconger sp. Smith 1989b: 702.</p><p>This species is represented only by larvae. The corresponding adult has not been found. Therefore, we refrain from formally describing and naming it.</p><p>Study material. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.833336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=14.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.833336/lat 14.35)">From</a> Smith 1989b. Dana 1214 (1, 43), Central Caribbean, 14° 21’ N, 76° 50’ W, 26 Jan 1922. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-64.683334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -64.683334/lat 17.975)">University</a> of the West Indies FERP 7374-A-10-11-B (1, 46),  Jamaica. Dana 1186 (2, 36–37),  Virgin Islands, 17° 58.5’ N, 64° 41’ W, 1 Dec 1921. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-64.683334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -64.683334/lat 17.975)">Dana</a> 1189 (1),   Virgin Islands, 17° 58.5’ N, 64° 41’ W, 8 Dec 1921. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-64.905&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.723333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -64.905/lat 17.723333)">Dana</a> 1192 (1),   Virgin Islands, 17° 43.4’ N, 64° 54.3’ W, 16 Dec 1921. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.38333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.016666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.38333/lat 19.016666)">Dana</a> 1195 (1, 43),   Virgin Islands, 19° 01’ N, 65° 23’W, 3 Jan 1922. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-64.933334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.716667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -64.933334/lat 17.716667)">Dana</a> 1196 (1, 43),   Virgin Islands, 17° 43’ N, 64° 56’ W, 4 Jan 1922. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-64.933334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.716667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -64.933334/lat 17.716667)">Dana</a> 1289 (1, 41),   Virgin Islands, 17° 43’ N, 64° 56’ W, 15 Apr 1922.  Dana 1202 (1, 40),  Panama (Caribbean), 09° 40’ B, 79° 56’ W, 10 Jan 1922. UMML, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.96667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.403334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.96667/lat 10.403334)">Pillsbury</a> 384 (1, 41), Colombia (Caribbean), 10° 24.2’ N, 75° 58’ W, 15 Jul 1966. UMML , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.803333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.3/lat 9.803333)">Pillsbury</a> 426 (1, 21), Panama (Caribbean), 09° 48.2’ N, 79° 18’ W, 20 Jul 1966. ANSP 155452 (1, 22) , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-87.01667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.568335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -87.01667/lat 20.568335)">Yucatan Channel</a>, 20° 34’ 06” N, 87° 01’00” W, 35–55 m, 8 Nov 1975. ANSP 155453 (1, 43) , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-86.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.453335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -86.0/lat 21.453335)">Yucatan Channel</a>, 21°27’12” N, 86°00’00” W, 27–63 m, 8 Nov 1975. ANSP 155454 (1, 31) , <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-87.00833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.605" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -87.00833/lat 20.605)">Yucatan Channel</a>, 20°36’18” N, 87°00’30” W, 30 m, 8 Nov 1975  .</p><p>Diagnosis. This species differs from all the others in lacking the posterior lateral melanophore. It further differs from  N. torrei and  N. anaelisae in lacking the anterior ventral melanophore. In addition, it has more predorsal myomeres than the other species (57–62 vs 39–56). It has more total myomeres on average than the other species (105–110 vs 93–108). It differs from  N. anaelisae in having a sharper intestinal loop.</p><p>Description (from Smith 1989b). Total myomeres 105–110, predorsal myomeres 57–62, preanal myomeres 56–63, LVBV 57–60, nephric myomeres 53–57, dorsal-fin rays 140–187, anal-fin rays 136–195. Morphometric characters in %SL: preanal 63–73, predorsal 64–73, head 7–12, greatest depth 21–30. Anterior ventral melanophore and posterior lateral melanophore absent; pigment present only on intestinal loop. Largest specimen 46 mm SL.</p><p>Distribution. Known from the Caribbean: Colombia, Panama, Virgin Islands, and Yucatan Channel, where it co-occurs with  N. torrei .</p><p>Remarks. This larva is known from only 22 specimens, as opposed to 265 specimens for the other western Atlantic species (Smith 1989b: 702, 703). Considering that larvae are much more frequently collected than adults, this suggests that the present species may be less common than the co-occurring  N. torrei, and hence less likely to be collected as adults.</p><p>Etymology. None.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFDAFFCBFF42FA857CD84324	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFDCFFC8FF42FDFB7EA44436.text	246A879BFFDCFFC8FF42FDFB7EA44436.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert 1890	<div><p>Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890</p><p>(Figure 10B; Tables 2, 3, 6)</p><p>Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890: 57; Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, lectotype USNM 44292. Smith &amp; Castle 1972: 200 (redescription, lectotype designation).</p><p>Study material (108 specimens, 39–230 mm).  LECTOTYPE: USNM 44292 (female, 146 mm TL),  Mexico, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-114.416664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.516666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -114.416664/lat 30.516666)">Gulf of California</a>, 30° 31’N, 114° 25’W, 30 fm (54.9 m), 27 Mar 1889  .  PARALECTOTYPES: CAS-SU 22 (3, not examined), same data as lectotype .  USNM 125072 (8, 61–125 mm TL), same data as lectotype .   OTHER MATERIAL: ANSP 119126 (1, 118) Pacific, Colombia, Boca Baudo at  Pizzaro, two small bays in mangroves opposite lumber yard, depth (0–1 foot) (0–0.3 m), 7 Nov 1970, L. Knapp. CAS-SU 67347 (2, not seen; formerly SU 46978),   Zaca Expedition, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.666664/lat 16.641666)">eastern Pacific</a>, no further data. CAS 38795 (1, not seen),  Mexico, Guerrero, 16° 38’ 30” N. 99° 40’W, 51 m, 29 Nov 1937, mud bottom, Zaca 189 D-4. CAS-SU 11 (1, not seen) Gulf of Panama, 08° 06’ 30” N, 78° 51’ 00: W, 33 fm (59 m), 5 Mar 1888, gray sand and broken shells, Albatross 2797. CAS 30835 (1, not seen), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.666664/lat 16.641666)">Gulf</a> of Panama, 8° 54’ 36” N, 79° 31’ 48” W, Naos Is., on beach, found dead on beach in fish kill, 20 Apr 1973, L. G. Abele, J. B. Graham. CAS 213466 (1, not seen), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.666664/lat 16.641666)">Gulf</a> of Panama, 07° 36’ 28” N, 81 08’ 46” W, 8–9 m, 26 Apr 2000, RV Urraca, trawl. CAS 218088 (4, not seen),   Panama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.666664/lat 16.641666)">Gulf</a> of Chiriqui, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-99.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -99.666664/lat 16.641666)">Isla de Colba</a>, 2 May 2003, D. R. Robertson. FLMNH 226880 (6, 176–230), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.511665&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.675" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.511665/lat 8.675)">Gulf</a> of Panama, 08° 40.5’ N, 79° 30.7’ W, 12–15 fm (22–27 m), 1 May 1967, Pillsbury 483. FLMNH 226881 (1, 177),  08° 33.2’ N, 79° 35.4’ W, 14–17 fm (26–31 m), 1 May 1967, Pillsbury 484. FLMNH 226882 (1, 209), 08° 26.2’ N, 7943.2’ W, 6–8 fm (11–15 m), 1 May 1967, Pillsbury 485. FLMNH 226883 (4, 179–206), 08° 20’ N, 79° 49.7’ W, 11 fm (20 m), 1 May 1967, Pillsbury 486. FLMNH 226884 (5, 160–199), 08° 18.1’ N, 80° 00.5’ W, 10 fm (18 m), 1 May 1967, Pillsbury 487. FLMNH 226885 (1, 172), 08° 13.1’ N, 80° 09.6’ W, 9 fm (16 m), 1–2 May 1967 Pillsbury 488. FLMNH 226886 (1, 186), 08° 06.3 N, 80° 18.2’ W, 10–12 fm (18–22 m), 2 May 1967, Pillsbury 490. FLMNH 226887 (2, 190–212), 08° 45.2’ N, 79° 10.3’ W, 18–20 fm (33–37 m), 6 May 1967, Pillsbury 533. FLMNH 226888 (1, 216), 08° 38.6’ N, 78° 51.9’ W, 17 fm (31 m), 6 May 1967, Pillsbury 535. FLMNH 226889 (1, 225), 08° 35.6’ N, 78° 40.7’ W, 10 fm (18 m), 6 May 1967, Pillsbury 536. FLMNH 226932 (1, 60), 07° 50.7’ N, 80° 09.8’ W. 9–10 fm (16–18 m), 2 May 1967, Pillsbury 492. USNM 46592 (1, 229), 8° 44’ N, 79° 09’W, 29.5 fm (54 m), 6 Mar 1888, Albatross 2799. USNM 128412 (1, 43.5),  Panama Canal Zone, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Farfan Beach</a>, 26 Feb 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128413 (5, 39–45),  Panama, Pearl Is., 14–17 Mar 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128414 (7, 41–44),  Panama City, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">San Francisco Beach</a>, 26 Feb 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128415 (2, 39–71),   Panama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Venado Beach</a>, 26 Feb 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128416 (18, no data),   Panama Canal Zone, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Miraflores Locks</a>, east side upper chamber, 28 Apr 1937, A. O. Foster. USNM 128417 (7, 43–134),   Panama Canal Zone, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Miraflores Locks</a>, east side upper chamber, 24 Mar 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128418 (3, 113–133),   Panama Canal Zone, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Miraflores Locks</a>, east side upper chamber, 28 Apr 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 128424 (6, 40.5–149),   Panama Canal Zone, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Miraflores Locks</a>, west side lower chamber, 2 Mar 1937, S. F. Hildebrand. USNM 204929 (4, 69–144),   Panama, Panama Canal dredge effluent, Fort Amador, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Pacific</a> coast, 16 Mar 1967, H. Wright, I. Rubinoff, R. Rubinoff. USNM 204930 (4, 71–137),   Panama, Panama Canal dredge effluent, Fort Amador, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Pacific</a> coast, 17 Mar 1967, H. Wright, I. Rubinoff, R. Rubinoff. USNM 379273 (1, cleared and stained),   Panama, Veraguas Province, Gulf of Chiriqui, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.82833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.4366665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.82833/lat 8.4366665)">Coiba Island</a>, 2–21 May 2003, D. R. Robertson. USNM 444957 (2, cleared and stained), removed from USNM 128416  .</p><p>Diagnosis.  Neoconger vermiformis differs from  N. mucronatus in the number of predorsal vertebrae (34–38 vs 38–44). It differs from  N. torrei in the number of predorsal vertebrae (34–38 vs 42–45), preanal vertebrae (41–44 vs 48–49), and total vertebrae (93–100 vs 104–107). It differs from  N. anaelisae in the number of predorsal vertebrae (34–38 vs 32–34). It differs from  N. hygomi in the number of predorsal vertebrae (34–38 vs 48), preanal vertebrae (41–44 vs 55), and total vertebrae (93–102 vs 107). Larvae with a sharp intestinal loop; posterior lateral melanophore and anterior ventral melanophore present (see below).</p><p>Description. See genus account for general appearance. Morphometric characters in % TL: preanal 47.4–52.9, predorsal 38.1–46.6, head 10.6–14.8, depth at anus 3.4–5.8. In % HL: snout 17.4–22.2, eye 3.7–7.9, snout-rictus 24.8–32.2, gill opening 6.7–19.5, interbranchial 8.8–16.9, pectoral fin 5.1–30.2. Meristic characters: lateral-line pores 32–50, predorsal vertebrae 34–38, preanal vertebrae 41–44, total vertebrae 93–102. Mandibular pores as in  N. mucronatus .</p><p>Color in preservative gray to brown.</p><p>The specimens range in size from 39 to 230 mm TL.</p><p>Distribution.  Neoconger vermiformis occurs along the western coast of North and Central America from the northern Gulf of California to Panama and northern Colombia. The type series of nine specimens was collected in the northern Gulf of California, and one specimen was collected off the state of Guerrero in southern Mexico. All the others (85 specimens) were collected in the Gulf of Panama and adjacent northern Colombia, including the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.</p><p>Remarks. The number of known adult specimens of this species greatly exceeds that of all the other species. One reason for this disparity may be the greater extent of favorable habitat in the Gulf of Panama and the area around the entrance to the canal. Another reason may be the amount of collecting work done in that area. Samuel F. Hildebrand made numerous collections there in 1937, and the RV Pillsbury cruise to the Gulf of Panama in 1967 sampled the offshore area extensively. Suitable habitat in other areas may be more limited and sampled more sporadically.</p><p>The number of total vertebrae in specimens from Mexico and Panama overlap completely, but there is some discrepancy (Table 6). The specimens from Mexico have 95–98 (n=9, mean 95.8), whereas those from Panama have 93–102 (n=26, mean 98.7). No genetic information is available for this species, and without such evidence the significance of these differences cannot be determined.</p><p>Smith &amp; Castle (1972: 238) reported 106 specimens of larval  Neoconger vermiformis collected in the Gulf of Panama. The number of total myomeres (95–102) matches the number of vertebrae in adults (93–102). The number of preanal myomeres is given as 45 and predorsal myomeres as 33–44. The intestinal loop is sharp, and both the anterior ventral melanophore and posterior lateral melanophore are present.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFDCFFC8FF42FDFB7EA44436	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
246A879BFFDFFFC9FF42FACD7E0C407C.text	246A879BFFDFFFC9FF42FACD7E0C407C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle 1965)	<div><p>Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965)</p><p>(Figure 12; Table 3)</p><p>Leptocephalus tuberculatus 
Castle, 1965: 131, fig. 1 F–H;  Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, coll. 1907; 32.7 mm TL (“type”) and 33.5 mm (“ paratype ”) AMS IA. 2477.</p><p>Diagnosis. Based on the available information (Castle 1965; Smith 1989b), the larva of  Neoconger tuberculatus has fewer preanal myomeres (46–48) than any of the Atlantic species (49–60). It further differs from  N. torrei in lacking the anterior ventral melanophore (vs present); from  N. anaelisae in having a sharper intestinal loop and lacking the anterior ventral melanophore (vs present). It differs from  Neoconger species in having the posterior lateral melanophore (vs absent) and fewer LVBV myomeres (51–53 vs 57–60). It differs from  N. vermiformis in lacking the anterior ventral melanophore (vs present).</p><p>Description (from Castle 1965). Intestinal loop sharp, anterior ventral melanophore absent, posterior lateral melanophore present. Predorsal myomeres 53–54, preanal myomeres 46–48, LVBV 51–53, total myomeres 100– 101, dorsal-fin rays 180–182, anal-fin rays 147–165.</p><p>Distribution. Coast of New South Wales near Sydney, Australia.</p><p>Remarks. This species was described from two larval specimens collected in 1907 at Manly Beach near Sydney in southeastern Australia. It has not been reported since, and no adult specimens of  Neoconger are known from the area, or anywhere in the Indo-West Pacific.</p><p>Smith &amp; Castle (1972: 245) briefly reported finding two specimens of larval  Neoconger in the ZMUC that were collected in 1893 and were originally from the Godefroy Museum in Hamburg, Germany. The locality was given only as “Sydhavet” (South Sea). Total myomeres were given as 99 and 100 myomeres, close to the values in  N. tuberculatus . No further information is available, but it is one additional piece of evidence for  Neoconger in the Indo-Pacific, assuming that Sydhavet does refer to that ocean.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/246A879BFFDFFFC9FF42FACD7E0C407C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Smith, David G.;Marceniuk, Alexandre P.;Rotundo, Matheus M.;Carvalho, Cintia O.;Caires, Rodrigo A.	Smith, David G., Marceniuk, Alexandre P., Rotundo, Matheus M., Carvalho, Cintia O., Caires, Rodrigo A. (2024): A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1): 109-128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.6
