Species
The eight known species of Colocongrid are:
Family Colocongridae
- Genus Coloconger
- Coloconger cadenati
- Coloconger canina
- Coloconger eximia
- Coloconger giganteus (giant leptocephalus) (validity doubtful)
- Coloconger japonicus
- Coloconger meadi
- Coloconger raniceps (froghead eel)
- Coloconger scholesi (Indo-Pacific short-tail conger)
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