Congridae

Rubbernose conger

Macrocephenchelys brevirostris

Eel from Philippine Waters

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Rubbernose conger (Macrocephenchelys brevirostris) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia.