Coloconger raniceps Alcock, 1889
Froghead eel
photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Family:  Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1134 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar to the western Pacific, north to southern Japan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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