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Conger Eels
Conger
Conger (/ˈkɒŋɡər/ KONG-gər) is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m (10 ft) in length, in the case of the European conger. Large congers have often been observed by divers during the day in parts of the Mediterranean Sea, and both European and American congers are sometimes caught by fishermen along the European and North American coasts.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species

European Conger
speciesConger conger

Southern Conger
speciesConger verreauxi

Mustache Conger
speciesConger cinereus

American Conger
speciesConger oceanicus

Hawaiian Mustache Conger
speciesConger marginatus

Cape Conger
speciesConger wilsoni

Whitespotted Conger
speciesConger myriaster

Northern Conger
speciesConger monganius

Argentine Conger
speciesConger orbignianus

Nipponic Conger
speciesConger jordani

Manytooth Conger
speciesConger triporiceps

Largehead Conger
speciesConger macrocephalus

Coral Reef Conger
speciesConger oligoporus

Grey Conger
speciesConger esculentus

Formosa Conger
speciesConger erebennus
Kanazawa's Conger
speciesConger philippinus
Dusky Conger
speciesConger melanopterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87587.


