mustache conger

Conger cinereus

Eel of the Persian Gulf

mustache conger is a fish from Indo-Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 140 cm. Its body is an eel-like body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Maximum length: 140 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ), Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Easter islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island; except in Hawaii, where former subspecies C. marginatus is found.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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