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Chiloconger dentatus (Garman, 1899). Shortsnout Conger. To 27 cm (10.6 in) TL (Smith and Karmovskaya
2003). Punta Tosca (24°11'N, 111°29'W), southern Baja California (Charter in Moser 1996), Sinaloa
(25°18'N, 49°W), 2 miles south of entrance of Bahia Topolobampo (Smith and Karmovskaya 2003), to
Colombia (Charter in Moser 1996). At depths of 27–247 m (89–810 ft; Smith and Karmovskaya 2003).
Previously known as Chiloconger obtusus, among other names; the valid name was determined by Grove
and Lavenberg (1997) to be C. dentatus.
Chiloconger labiatus Myers & Wade, 1946. Thicklip Conger. To 30 cm (11.8 in) TL (Smith in Fischer et al.
1995). Southeast of Punta Tosca (24°11'N, 111°27'W), southern Baja California (SIO 65-227) to at least
7°08'N, 80°41'W (SIO 70-362). At depths of 25–102 m (82–335 ft) (min.: Smith in Fischer et al. 1995;
max.: SIO 65-227).
Gnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899). Catalina Conger or Hardtail Conger. To 41.9 cm (16.5 in) TL (Fitch and
Lavenberg 1968). Santa Rosa Island, southern California (Fitch and Lavenberg 1968) to Peru (Robertson
and Allen 2002), including Gulf of California and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths
of 9–366 m (30–1,200 ft) (min.: Fitch and Lavenberg 1968; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).
Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923. Dotted Garden Eel or Peppered Garden Eel. To at least 50 cm
(19.7 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Thomson et al.
1979) to Los Frailes, Cabo San Lucas (Thomson et al. 1979) to Panama (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995).
At less than 0.3 to 9 m (less than 1 to 30 ft) (min.: SIO 71-213; max.: SIO 62-720), and perhaps to 30 m
(99 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
*Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974). Cape Garden Eel or White-ring Garden Eel. To about
80 cm (31.5 in) TL (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995). Southern tip of Baja California (Smith in Fischer et
al. 1995) to Costa Rica, including Gulf of California (Galván-Magaña et al. 1996). At 3–20 m (10–66 ft)
(min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Smith in Fischer et al. 1995).
*Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923). Cortez Garden Eel, Pale Garden Eel, or Pale Green Garden Eel. To at
least 63 cm (24.8 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2002). Southern tip of Baja California (Smith in Fischer
et al. 1995) to central Mexico (Robertson and Allen 2002). Depth range 2–25 m (7–82 ft; Robertson and
Allen 2002); the 230–275 m (754–902 ft) depth range given by Smith (in Fischer et al. 1995) appears to
be an error.
*Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999. Mime Garden Eel or Speckled Garden Eel. To 63 cm (24.8 in) TL. Tip
of Baja California to Costa Rica. At depths of 5–30 m (17–98 ft). All in Robertson and Allen (2002).
*Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa, 1961. California Conger or Ringeye Conger. To 60 cm (23.6 in) TL
(Smith in Fischer et al. 1995). Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California to Talara, Peru (Grove and
Lavenberg 1997), including southern Gulf of California (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995), Islas Galápagos
(Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and Isla Cocos (Robertson and Allen 2002). At 15–50 m (50–164 ft) (min.:
Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Charter in Moser 1996).
*Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946). Shorttail Conger. To 42.3 cm (16.7 in) TL (Smith and Karmovskaya
2003). Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California, Sinaloa, Gulf of California, Islas Galápagos, and Islas
Revillagigedos (Robertson and Allen 2002). Beltrán-León and Rios Herrera (2000) captured larvae off
Colombia that they tentatively assigned to this species. At depths of 49–150 m (161–492 ft) (min.: Smith
and Karmovskaya 2003; max.: Smith in Fischer et al. 1995). Recently as Chiloconger similis.
Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890). Bignose Conger or Needletail Conger. To 40 cm (15.7 in)
TL (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995). Central Baja California (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995) to southern Peru
(Béarez et al. 2002), including Gulf of California (Smith in Fischer et al. 1995). At depths of 20–104 m
(66–341 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: SIO 73-283).