Southern conger

Gnathophis capensis

Eel of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gnathophis capensis, the Southern Atlantic conger or southern conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including from False Bay to Plettenberg Bay, South Africa and also on Tristan da Cunha Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 37 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: False Bay to Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Also at Tristan da Cunha Island.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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