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Saltwater Eel
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family includes over 180 species in 32 genera. The European conger, ''Conger conger'', is the largest of the family and of the Anguilliformes order that includes it; it has been recorded at up to in length and weighing . Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world. Clear distinguishing features among congrids are few; they all lack scales, and most possess s. They feed on crustaceans and small fish, and unlike some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conger Conger
The European conger (''Conger conger'') is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea. Description and behavior European congers have an average adult length of , a maximum known length of around (possibly up to for the largest specimens), and maximum weight of roughly , making them the largest eels in the world by weight. They can be rivaled or marginally exceeded in length by the largest species of moray eel but these tend to be slenderer and thus weigh less than the larger congers. Average specimens caught will weigh only . Females, with an average length at sexual maturity of , are much larger than males, with an average length at sexual maturity of . The body is very long, anguilliform, without scales. The colour is usually grey, but can also be blackish. The belly is white. A row of small white spots is aligned along the lateral line. The head is almost conical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassanago
''Bassanago'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Bassanago albescens'' ( Barnard, 1923) (Hairy conger) * '' Bassanago bulbiceps'' Whitley, 1948 (Swollen-headed conger eel) * '' Bassanago hirsutus'' (Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ..., 1960) (Deepsea conger) * '' Bassanago nielseni'' ( Karmovskaya, 1990) References * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{Taxonbar, from=Q2711235 Congridae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrocephenchelys '' ( Johnson T. F. Chen, J. S. T. F. Chen & H. T. C. Weng, 1967) (Rubbernose conger)
''Macrocephenchelys'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Macrocephenchelys brachialis'' Fowler, 1934 * ''Macrocephenchelys brevirostris The Rubbernose conger (''Macrocephenchelys brevirostris'') is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). References Congridae {{Anguilliformes-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumiconger
''Lumiconger arafura'', or luminous conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found in the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ... off the west coast of Australia at depths of 27–104 meters near the ocean floor. References * Congridae Fish described in 1984 {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japonoconger
''Japonoconger'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Japonoconger africanus'' (Poll, 1953) * ''Japonoconger caribbeus'' D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 * ''Japonoconger sivicolus ''Japonoconger sivicolus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951) References Congridae {{Anguilliformes-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnathophis
''Gnathophis'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. Species There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gnathophis andriashevi'' Karmovskaya, 1990 * '' Gnathophis asanoi'' Karmovskaya, 2004 * ''Gnathophis bathytopos'' D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 (blackgut conger) * ''Gnathophis bracheatopos'' D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 (longeye conger) * ''Gnathophis capensis'' ( Kaup, 1856) (Southern Atlantic conger) * ''Gnathophis castlei'' Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 (Castle's conger) * ''Gnathophis cinctus'' (Garman, 1899) (hardtail conger) * ''Gnathophis codoniphorus'' Maul, 1972 * ''Gnathophis grahami'' Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 (Graham's conger) * '' Gnathophis habenatus'' ( J. Richardson, 1848) (little conger eel) * ''Gnathophis heterognathos'' ( Bleeker, 1858–59) * ''Gnathophis heterolinea'' ( Kotthaus, 1968) * '' Gnathophis leptosomatus'' Karrer, 1982 * ''Gnathophis longicauda'' ( E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888) (little conger) * ''Gnathophis macroporis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diploconger
''Diploconger polystigmatus'', or the headband conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found in the Indian Ocean off the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 37–215 meters. References * Congridae Fish described in 1968 {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congrosoma
''Congrosoma evermanni'', or the Evermann's conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ... at a depth of 333 meters. References * Congridae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1899 {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congriscus '' ( Günther, 1877)
''Congriscus'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Congriscus maldivensis'' (Norman, 1939) * ''Congriscus marquesaensis'' Karmovskaya, 2004 * ''Congriscus megastomus ''Congriscus megastomus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).'' ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1887601 Congridae ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congrhynchus
''Congrhynchus talabonoides'' is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is only found in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... at depths of 247–393 meters. References * Congridae Fish described in 1934 {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conger
''Conger'' ( ) is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 2 m (6 ft) or more in length, in the case of the European conger. Large congers have often been observed by divers during the day in parts of the Mediterranean Sea, and both European and American congers are sometimes caught by fishermen along the European and North American Atlantic coasts. The life histories of most conger eels are poorly known. Based on collections of their small leptocephalus larvae, the American conger eel has been found to spawn in the southwestern Sargasso Sea, close to the spawning areas of the Atlantic freshwater eels. "Conger" or "conger eel" is sometimes included in the common names of species of the family Congridae, including members of this genus. Description Congers have wide mouths with sturdy teeth, usually a variant of gray or black in coloration. They have no scales. Their body weight can reach over 57 kilograms (125 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleichthys
''Castleichthys'' is a genus in the conger eel family, Congridae. It contains the single species ''Castleichthys auritus'', the eared conger. The type specimen was found in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ... at a depth of . The name of the genus commemorates the ichthyologist P. J. H. Castle. References External links ''Castleichthys auritus''- Atlas of Living Australia Congridae {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
