Congridae

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Conger and garden eels
Temporal range: Campanian–present
Conger conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Congroidei
Family: Congridae
Kaup, 1856
Subfamilies

Bathymyrinae
Congrinae
Heterocongrinae

The Congridae are the family of conger and

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).[1]
The family includes over 180 species in 32 genera.

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).[2]

Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world. Clear distinguishing features among congrids are few; they all lack scales, and most possess

pectoral fins. They feed on crustaceans and small fish.[3]

The earliest known fossils of this group are otoliths from the Campanian of the United States.[4] A number of articulated specimens are known from the Paleogene of Europe.[5]

Genera

Family Congridae

See also

References

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  2. ^ British Conger Club Archived 2005-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Congridae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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