Conger
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Conger oceanicus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Subfamily: | Congrinae |
Genus: | Conger Oken, 1817 |
Type species | |
Linnaeus , 1758
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Species | |
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Conger (
The life histories of most conger eels are poorly known. Based on collections of their small
"Conger" or "conger eel" is sometimes included in the common names of species of the family Congridae, including members of this genus.
Description
Congers have wide mouths with sturdy teeth, usually a variant of gray or black in coloration. They have no scales.[4] Their body weight can reach over 57 kilograms (125 lbs).[5]
Species
- Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830 (longfin African conger)
- Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) (European conger)
- Conger erebennus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Anaconger)
- Poey, 1861 (grey conger)
- Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
- Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850 (Hawaiian Mustache Conger)
- Conger melanopterus Kodeeswaran et al., 2023
- Brevoort, 1856) (whitespotted conger)
- Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818) (American conger)
- Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
- Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1842 (Argentine conger)
- Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
- Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958 (manytooth conger)
- Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856 (southern conger)
- J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Cape conger)
Formerly Included Species
- Conger anagoides Bleeker, 1853 (sea conger) - now Ariosoma anagoides
- Conger auratus Costa, 1844 (bandtooth conger) - now Ariosoma balearicum
Fishing
Fishing for congers was first recorded in the 12th century. The Norman taxation Pipe Roll recorded two éperquerie on Guernsey and one on Sark. These were designated places where congers were dried.[6]
One species of the conger eel,
Behaviour
Congers are
References
- ^ skjeolks, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Conger in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- ^ "Giant conger eel caught by Plymouth fishermen". 14 May 2015.
- ^ "conger eel | fish | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "What is a Conger Eel? (with pictures)". All Things Nature. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ISBN 978-0709142522.
- ^ Dowling, Edna (13 July 2013). "Diver 'felt like a rag doll' in frenzied conger eel attack". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
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