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Antillean conger (Conger esculentus)
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Antillean conger (Conger esculentus) specimen
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Congridae

Antillean conger

Conger esculentus

Elongated body tapered tail

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Antillean conger is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 160 cm.

Family
Congridae
Genus
Conger
Maximum length
160 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba and Jamaica (Ref. 3715 ); probably throughout northern South America (Ref. 5217 ). Cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical waters.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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