Cape conger

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Cape conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species:
C. wilsoni
Binomial name
Conger wilsoni
Synonyms
  • Conger conger (non Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gymnothorax wilsoni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Leptocephalus wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

The Cape conger (Conger wilsoni) is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the Indo-Pacific region. Its length is up to 1 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199283A2578367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199283A2578367.en. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Conger wilsoni" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8