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* ''[[Conger philippinus]]'' <small>Kanazawa, 1958</small> |
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* [[Manytooth conger]], ''[[Conger triporiceps]]'' <small>Kanazawa, 1958</small> |
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* [[Southern conger]], ''[[Conger verreauxi]]'' <small>Kaup, 1856</small> |
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* [[Cape conger]], ''[[Conger wilsoni]]'' <small>(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)</small> |
* [[Cape conger]], ''[[Conger wilsoni]]'' <small>(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)</small> |
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- For the business syndicate, see conger (syndicate). For the dance, see conga
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Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m (10 ft) in length.
"Conger" or "Conger eel" is also the common name of a number of species, including members of this genus.
Species
- Longfin African conger, Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
- European conger, Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Grey conger, Conger esculentus Poey, 1861
- Beach conger, Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879
- Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
- Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
- American conger, Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
- Argentine conger, Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1842
- Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
- Manytooth conger, Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958
- Southern conger, Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856
- Cape conger, Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Conger in FishBase. May 2006 version.