CaRMS taxon details
Congridae Kaup, 1856
- Subfamily Bathymyrinae Böhlke, 1949
- Genus Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
- Genus Paraconger Kanazawa, 1961
- Subfamily Congrinae Kaup, 1856
- Genus Acromycter Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
- Genus Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898
- Genus Conger Bosc, 1817
- Genus Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
- Genus Pseudophichthys Roule, 1915
- Genus Rhynchoconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
- Genus Uroconger Kaup, 1856
- Genus Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891
- Genus Rhechias Jordan, 1921 accepted as Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898 (synonym)
- Subfamily Heterocongrinae Günther, 1870
- Genus Hildebrandia Jordan & Evermann, 1927 accepted as Rhynchoconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 (synonym)
- Genus Nystactichthys Böhlke, 1958 accepted as Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
- Genus Paraxenomystax Reid, 1940 accepted as Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891 (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays...
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays 8-22. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Congridae Kaup, 1856. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125427 on 2025-05-24
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Congridae Kaup, 1856. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125427 on 2025-05-24
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays 8-22. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | garden eelsconger eels | [details] |
| Japanese | アナゴ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | havålfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | havålfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | havsålar | [details] |
