The bignose conger (Rhynchoconger nitens, also known as the needletail conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1890.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.[3][1] It dwells at a depth range of 25–90 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 30 cm.[3]
| Bignose conger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger nitens (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) | |
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Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population decline, the IUCN redlist currently Lists the bignose conger as Least Concern.[1]