Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
Whitespotted conger
Conger myriaster
photo by Suzuki, T.

 Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
 Max. size:  100 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 8 years
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 320 - 830 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korean Peninsula and the East China Sea.
 Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 142-148. Head and body with white spots. Lower jaw moderate in size, premaxillary teeth not exposed when closed. Upper lip groove deep (appearing folded up). Maxillary teeth arranged in almost 1 row. Preanal lateral line pores 39-43 (Ref. 41299).
 Biology:  Common on coasts of Japan, in sandy-muddy bottoms (also Ref. 11230); most relished among the congrids. Captured and cultured for fishery in Japan.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen - 25.01.08
 Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 18.03.94

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