Korea (Republic of) country information

Common names: Conger eel, Pung-jang-o
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the coastal waters of Gadeok-do (Ref. 45592) and Tongyeong (Ref. 49924), and Suyoung Bay (Ref. 37630). Also Ref. 559, 37629.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kim, Y.-H., B.S. Jeon and Y.J. Kang, 2000
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
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Common names from other countries

Congre du Pacifique nord-ouest, Congrio del Pacífico, Yaponskiy konger, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 72462)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 320 - 830 m (Ref. 54340)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 19°N, 113°E - 143°E (Ref. 54340)

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korean Peninsula and the East China Sea.
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Short description

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).

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 (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.68 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)