WoRMS taxon details
Conger Bosc, 1817
125624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125624)
accepted
Genus
Astroconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 · unaccepted
Congrus Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow) · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
- Species Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Species Conger esculentus Poey, 1861
- Species Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879
- Species Conger jordani Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850
- Species Conger melanopterus Kodeeswaran, Smith, Dhas, Kumar & Lal, 2023
- Species Conger monganius (Phillipps, 1932)
- Species Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
- Species Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
- Species Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856
- Species Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Conger altipinnis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
- Species Conger anago Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Species Conger anagoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Conger analis Poey, 1860 accepted as Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860)
- Species Conger auratus Costa, 1844 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Conger balearicus (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Conger cassini (Risso, 1810) accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Conger chilensis Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot, 1848)
- Species Conger communis Costa, 1844 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger cylindroideus Ranzani, 1839 accepted as Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani, 1839)
- Species Conger flavipinnatus Bennett, 1832 accepted as Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
- Species Conger guttulata (Günther, 1887) accepted as Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
- Species Conger impressus Poey, 1860 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Conger leptognathus Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker, 1858)
- Species Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845) accepted as Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
- Species Conger macrops Günther, 1870 accepted as Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870)
- Species Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939 accepted as Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
- Species Conger microstoma Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
- Species Conger mordax Poey, 1860 accepted as Echiophis punctifer (Kaup, 1859)
- Species Conger multidens Castelnau, 1855 accepted as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
- Species Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Conger niger (Risso, 1810) accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818) accepted as Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Conger opistophthalmus Ranzani, 1839 accepted as Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839)
- Species Conger orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837 (misspelling)
- Species Conger punctus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Maynea puncta (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Conger savanna Bancroft, 1831 accepted as Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft, 1831)
- Species Conger talabon Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Conger talabonoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Conger telabon Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
- Species Conger urolophus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Ophichthus urolophus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Species Conger uropterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Echelus uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Species Conger verus Risso, 1827 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) accepted as Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bosc, L.A.G. (1817). Pisces accounts. Tome VI. <em>Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouv. Ed.</em> 8: 618pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 450 [details]
page(s): 450 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Conger Bosc, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125624 on 2024-11-10
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Bosc, L.A.G. (1817). Pisces accounts. Tome VI. <em>Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouv. Ed.</em> 8: 618pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 450 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 450 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocephalus) (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger USNM 395298 photograph head lateral view)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocephalus) (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger USNM 395298 photograph head lateral view)
To ITIS