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Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, [1] poison eel [1] and sea eel. [1] It is a marine fish with a widespread distribution in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico , and is also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St. Helena ...
Conger (/ ˈ k ɒ ŋ ɡ ər / KONG-gər) is a genus of marine congrid eels. [2] It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 2 m (6 ft) or more in length, [ 3 ] in the case of the European conger.
[citation needed] Conger eels then make migrations to spawning areas in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, "although the existence of one or multiple spawning grounds for the species remains uncertain". [13] The female conger eels produce several million eggs, and both the females and males die after spawning.
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). [2] The family includes over 220 species in 32 genera.
Anago (穴子, or アナゴ) is the Japanese word for salt-water eels, normally referring to ma-anago (Conger myriaster). Ma-anago are used for a seafood dish in Japan. They are often simmered or deep-fried , [8] compared to unagi (freshwater eels) which are usually barbecued with a sauce . Anago is also slightly less rich and oily than unagi.
She said conger eels were found in shallow water and were more active at night. Ms Smith said: "They are amazing animals and a really important part of our marine ecosystem here in Devon. "It is ...
Gnathophis nystromi (known commonly as the conger eel [3]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus . [ 6 ]
The grey conger (Conger esculentus), also known as the Antillean conger or simply the conger eel, [2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1861. [ 4 ]