Deep-Sea taxon details
Conger Bosc, 1817
Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow) · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
- Species Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Conger esculentus Poey, 1861
- Species Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850
- Species Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
- Species Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bosc, L.A.G. (1817). Pisces accounts. Tome VI. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouv. Ed. 8: 618pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 450 [details]
page(s): 450 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Conger Bosc, 1817. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125624 on 2025-04-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Conger Bosc, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125624 on 2025-04-10
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Bosc, L.A.G. (1817). Pisces accounts. Tome VI. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouv. Ed. 8: 618pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 450 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 450 [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocephalus) (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger USNM 395298 photograph head lateral view)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocephalus) (from synonym Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow))
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger USNM 395298 photograph head lateral view)
To ITIS
