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Cape conger

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Cape conger
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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 around southern Australia and the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Length is up to 1 m.

References

  • 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