Chiloconger Meyers and Wade 1941 (conger eel)

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Parent taxon: Congridae according to C. Lin and A. O’Dea 2025

See also Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021

Sister taxa: Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax

Subtaxa: Chiloconger aflorens Chiloconger chilensis

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), Panama (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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