Longnose conger

Rhynchoconger ectenurus

Sixty Five Centimeters Eel from Japanese Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Rhynchoconger ectenurus, known commonly as the longnose conger in Australia, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan in Robert Earl Richardson in 1909, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northern Australia, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the eastern China Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Rhynchoconger
Maximum length: 65 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Korean Peninsula, East China Sea and northern Australia (Ref. 7300 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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