conger eel

Conger oceanicus

Eel in Mexican Waters

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

The American conger (Conger oceanicus) is a species of eel in the family Congridae. Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, poison eel and sea eel. It is a marine fish with a widespread distribution in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico, and is also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Maximum length: 230 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in USA and northern Gulf of Mexico. Reported in eastern Atlantic: St. Helena (Ref. 5288 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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