The Cape conger (''Conger wilsoni'') is a

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 t ...

of the

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Congridae, found in the

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region. Its length is up to 1 m.

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{DEFAULTSORT:conger, cape cape conger Marine fish of South Africa Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch Taxa named by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider cape conger