Congridae

Blackspot conger

Paraconger macrops

Fifty Centimeters Eel from the Atlantic Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The blackspot conger (Paraconger macrops) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Conger. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira and Azores.