Largehead Conger

Conger macrocephalus

Eighty Point Three Centimeters Eel of Philippine Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Conger macrocephalus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Maximum length: 80.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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