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The longfin African conger (Conger cinereus) or blacklip conger is an eel of the family Congridae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Easter islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island, at depths down to 80 m (260 ft). Length is ...
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.
Pages in category "Conger" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Longfin African conger; M. Manytooth conger; Conger marginatus; S.
Longfin African conger; From scientific name of a fish: This is a redirect from a scientific name of a fish (or group of fish) to a vernacular ("common") name.
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 , including the Mediterranean Sea . Description and behavior
Japonoconger africanus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Max Poll in 1953, originally under the genus Congermuraena. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Gabon to the Congo, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 250–650 metres.
Gnathophis capensis, the Southern Atlantic conger or southern conger, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Leptocephalus . [ 5 ]