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The European conger (Conger conger) is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, ...
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.
The European conger, Conger conger, is the largest of the family and of the Anguilliformes order that includes it; it has been recorded at up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and weighing 350 lb (160 kg). [3] Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world.
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 ]
Other common names include conger, spotted eel, red moray, speckled moray, white cong, white jawed moray, white-chinned moray and white-jawed moray eel. Spotted eels have a long snake -like body, white or pale yellow in general with small overlapping reddish brown to dark-brown spots.
Cristitectus is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Cystidicolidae. Species of Cristitectus are parasitic as adults in the gastrointestinal tract of fish. [1] [2] According to the World Register of Marine Species, the genus currently (2019) includes a single species, Cristitectus congeri, [2] which is a parasite of the European conger.
The American conger is the subject of some fishing activities, being caught recreationally or as bycatch, by hook and line, in fish traps or by trawling across the seabed. [1] Catch by net or trap in the elver stage is closely regulated by the State of Maine , [ 4 ] with licensing granted via a lottery system administered by the State and a ...
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