Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Conger

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Kochzius, M.

Conger cinereus
[Longfin African conger]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Conger conger
[European conger]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific

Conger erebennus
[]

Photo by Projeto Tamar

Conger esculentus
[Grey conger]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Conger japonicus
[Beach conger]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Conger macrocephalus
[]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.7 cm TL

Conger marginatus
[Hawaiian mustache conger]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Conger myriaster
[Whitespotted conger]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Conger oceanicus
[American conger]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific

Conger oligoporus
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Conger orbignianus
[Argentine conger]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific.

Conger philippinus
[]

Photo by Schulke, J.

Conger triporiceps
[Manytooth conger]

Photo by SeaFIC

Conger verreauxi
[Conger]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Conger wilsoni
[Cape conger]

15 Species of Family Congridae with Genus Conger
(Conger and garden eels)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1830	Conger cinereus	Longfin African conger	Indo-Pacific	140 TL
1758	Conger conger	European conger	Eastern Atlantic	300 TL
1901	Conger erebennus		Northwest Pacific
1861	Conger esculentus	Grey conger	Western Central Atlantic	160 TL
1879	Conger japonicus	Beach conger	Northwest Pacific	140 TL
1958	Conger macrocephalus		Western Central Pacific	78.5 TL
1850	Conger marginatus	Hawaiian mustache conger	Eastern Central Pacific	13.7 TL
1856	Conger myriaster	Whitespotted conger	Northwest Pacific	100 TL
1818	Conger oceanicus	American conger	Western Atlantic	230 TL
1958	Conger oligoporus		Eastern Central Pacific
1837	Conger orbignianus	Argentine conger	Eastern Atlantic	112 TL
1958	Conger philippinus		Western Central Pacific.
1958	Conger triporiceps	Manytooth conger	Western Atlantic	100 TL
1856	Conger verreauxi	Conger	Eastern Indian Ocean	200 TL
1801	Conger wilsoni	Cape conger	Western Indian Ocean	150 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AnguilliformesFamily: Congridae Conger and garden eelsSubfamily: CongrinaeGenus: Conger(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Conger

(See list of species below)