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Subfamily: Congrinae


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No picture found

Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
 
Acromycter alcocki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
 
Acromycter atlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.7 cm TL
 
Acromycter longipectoralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Acromycter nezumi
[]
No picture found
 
Acromycter perturbator
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Bassanago albescens
[Hairy conger]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 68.5 cm TL
Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Bassanago bulbiceps
[Swollen-headed conger eel]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Bassanago hirsutus
[Deepsea conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
 
Bassanago nielseni
[]

Photo by MNHN

Eastern Central Pacific

Bathycongrus aequoreus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Bathycongrus aequoreus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 65.1 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus albimarginatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus bertini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus bimaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus bleekeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 54 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus brunneus
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Bathycongrus bullisi (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Bathycongrus bullisi
[Bullish conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus castlei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 44.3 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus dubius
[Dubious conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 47.3 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus graciliceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.7 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus guttulatus
[Lined conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 38.6 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus longicavis
[]
No picture found
 
Bathycongrus macrocercus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Bathycongrus macrurus (Gilbert, 1891)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathycongrus macrurus
[Shorthead conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.9 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus melanostomus
[Black mouth conger]
No picture found
 
Bathycongrus nasicus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Bathycongrus odontostomus (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Bathycongrus odontostomus
[Toothy conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 34.8 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus parapolyporus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathycongrus parviporus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus polyporus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 54 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus retrotinctus
[Blackedge conger]
No picture found
 
Bathycongrus thysanochilus
[Conger eel]
No picture found
 
Bathycongrus trilineatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.1 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus trimaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.3 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus unimaculatus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bathycongrus varidens (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathycongrus varidens
[Largehead conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.2 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus vicinalis
[Neighbor conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.6 cm TL
 
Bathycongrus villosus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Bathycongrus wallacei (Castle, 1968)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Bathycongrus wallacei
[Longnose conger]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific.

Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Bathyuroconger vicinus
[Large-toothed conger]

Photo by Karmovskaya, E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 68.3 cm TL
Blachea longicaudalis Karmovskaya, 2004

Photo by Photo by Karmovskaya, E.
 
Blachea longicaudalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
 
Blachea xenobranchialis
[Frillgill conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.8 cm TL
 
Castleichthys auritus
[Eared conger]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830

Photo by Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Conger cinereus
[Longfin African conger]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Conger conger
[European conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 134 cm TL
 
Conger erebennus
[]

Photo by Projeto Tamar

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Conger esculentus Poey, 1861

Photo by Photo by Projeto Tamar
 
Conger esculentus
[Grey conger]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Conger japonicus
[Beach conger]
No picture found
 
Conger jordani
[]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 80.3 cm TL
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958

Photo by Photo by Bucol, A.A.
 
Conger macrocephalus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 137 cm TL
Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Conger marginatus
[Hawaiian mustache conger]
No picture found
 
Conger monganius
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Conger myriaster
[Whitespotted conger]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Conger oceanicus
[American conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Conger oligoporus
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Conger orbignianus
[Argentine conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.8 cm TL
 
Conger philippinus
[]

Photo by Schulke, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958

Photo by Photo by Schulke, J.
 
Conger triporiceps
[Manytooth conger]

Photo by SeaFIC

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC
 
Conger verreauxi
[Conger]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Conger wilsoni
[Cape conger]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Congrhynchus talabonoides Fowler, 1934

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Congrhynchus talabonoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.2 cm SL
 
Congriscus maldivensis
[]

Photo by Karmovskaya, E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 27.3 cm TL
Congriscus marquesaensis Karmovskaya, 2004

Photo by Photo by Karmovskaya, E.
 
Congriscus marquesaensis
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Congriscus megastoma (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Senou, H.
 
Congriscus megastoma
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Congrosoma evermanni Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Congrosoma evermanni
[Evermann's conger]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Diploconger polystigmatus Kotthaus, 1968

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Diploconger polystigmatus
[Headband conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 36.5 cm TL
 
Gnathophis andriashevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis asanoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis bathytopos
[Blackgut conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis bracheatopos
[Longeye conger]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Gnathophis capensis
[Southern conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
 
Gnathophis castlei
[Castle's conger]

Photo by Boyle, K.S.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Gnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Boyle, K.S.
 
Gnathophis cinctus
[Hardtail conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm TL
 
Gnathophis codoniphorus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Gnathophis ginanago
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific

Gnathophis grahami Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Gnathophis grahami
[Graham's conger]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson, 1848)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Gnathophis habenatus
[Little conger eel]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Gnathophis heterognathos
[]
No picture found
 
Gnathophis heterolinea
[]
No picture found
 
Gnathophis leptosomatus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-West Pacific

Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Gnathophis longicauda
[Little conger]
No picture found
 
Gnathophis macroporis
[Largepore conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.8 cm TL
 
Gnathophis melanocoelus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 36.5 cm TL
 
Gnathophis microps
[Smalleye conger]
No picture found
 
Gnathophis musteliceps
[]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Gnathophis mystax
[Thinlip conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.8 cm TL
 
Gnathophis nasutus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Gnathophis neocaledoniensis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gnathophis nystromi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.7 cm TL
 
Gnathophis parini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.1 cm TL
 
Gnathophis smithi
[]
No picture found
 
Gnathophis tritos
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Gnathophis umbrellabius (Whitley, 1948)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Gnathophis umbrellabius
[Umbrella conger]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Gnathophis xenica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
 
Japonoconger africanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 50.2 cm TL
 
Japonoconger caribbeus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 57 cm TL
 
Japonoconger sivicolus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26.6 cm TL
Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton, 1984

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lumiconger arafura
[Luminous conger]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler, 1934

Photo by Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Macrocephenchelys brachialis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.7 cm TL
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris
[Rubbernose conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.1 cm TL
 
Macrocephenchelys nigriventris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.8 cm SL
 
Macrocephenchelys soela
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 44.1 cm TL
 
Macrocephenchelys sumodi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 51.2 cm TL
 
Promyllantor adenensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 51.8 cm TL
 
Promyllantor atlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.2 cm TL
 
Promyllantor purpureus
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 38.7 cm TL
Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Pseudophichthys splendens
[Purplemouthed conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger ectenurus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Rhynchoconger flavus
[Yellow conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger gracilior
[Whiptail conger]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman, 1925)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Rhynchoconger guppyi
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Rhynchoconger nitens
[Bignose conger]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Eastern Indian Ocean

Rhynchoconger squaliceps (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Rhynchoconger squaliceps
[]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Ben-Tuvia, 1993

Photo by Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Rhynchoconger trewavasae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Scalanago lateralis
[Ladder eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
 
Uroconger drachi
[]
No picture found
 
Uroconger erythraeus
[]

Photo by Rao, Y.K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Rao, Y.K.
 
Uroconger lepturus
[Slender conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Uroconger syringinus
[Threadtail conger]

Photo by Johnny Labbe/Mauricio Ahumada

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891

Photo by Photo by Johnny Labbe/Mauricio Ahumada
 
Xenomystax atrarius
[Deepwater conger]
No picture found
 
Xenomystax austrinus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic

Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Xenomystax bidentatus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 87.6 cm TL
Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Xenomystax congroides
[Bristletooth conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
 
Xenomystax trucidans
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acromycter alcocki Eastern Central Pacific 25.3 TL 1897
Acromycter atlanticus Western Central Atlantic. 29.5 TL 1989
Acromycter longipectoralis Western Pacific 21.7 TL 2004
Acromycter nezumi Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1958
Acromycter perturbator Western Central Atlantic 1932
Bassanago albescens Hairy conger Southeast Pacific 100 TL 1923
Bassanago bulbiceps Swollen-headed conger eel Southwest Pacific. 68.5 TL 1948
Bassanago hirsutus Deepsea conger Southwest Pacific. 100 TL 1960
Bassanago nielseni Southeast Pacific 46.5 TL 1990
Bathycongrus aequoreus Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Bathycongrus albimarginatus Northwest Pacific 65.1 TL 2018
Bathycongrus bertini Eastern Atlantic 39 TL 1953
Bathycongrus bimaculatus Northwest Pacific 19 TL 2018
Bathycongrus bleekeri Western Central Pacific 8 TL 1934
Bathycongrus brunneus Northwest Pacific 54 TL 2018
Bathycongrus bullisi Bullish conger Western Atlantic 39.5 TL 1977
Bathycongrus castlei Northwest Pacific 35 TL 2018
Bathycongrus dubius Dubious conger Western Atlantic 44.3 TL 1927
Bathycongrus graciliceps Northwest Pacific 47.3 TL 2018
Bathycongrus guttulatus Lined conger Indo-Pacific 41.7 TL 1887
Bathycongrus longicavis Pacific Ocean 38.6 TL 2009
Bathycongrus macrocercus Eastern Indian Ocean 1894
Bathycongrus macrurus Shorthead conger Eastern Central Pacific 25 TL 1891
Bathycongrus melanostomus Black mouth conger Northwest Pacific 43.9 TL 2022
Bathycongrus nasicus Indian Ocean 1894
Bathycongrus odontostomus Toothy conger Indo-West Pacific 4.3 TL 1934
Bathycongrus parapolyporus Pacific Ocean, Western Ce 34.8 TL 2009
Bathycongrus parviporus South China Sea, Central 2011
Bathycongrus polyporus Western Central Atlantic 43 TL 1977
Bathycongrus retrotinctus Blackedge conger Western Pacific 54 TL 1901
Bathycongrus thysanochilus Conger eel Western Central Atlantic 1934
Bathycongrus trilineatus Western Central Pacific 1964
Bathycongrus trimaculatus Southwestern Pacific Ocea 16.1 TL 2008
Bathycongrus unimaculatus New Caledonia, southern L 28.3 TL 2009
Bathycongrus varidens Largehead conger Eastern Pacific 100 TL 1899
Bathycongrus vicinalis Neighbor conger Western Central Atlantic 46.2 TL 1899
Bathycongrus villosus Western Central Pacific 29.6 TL 2020
Bathycongrus wallacei Longnose conger Indo-West Pacific 55 TL 1968
Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis Western Central Pacific. 1934
Bathyuroconger vicinus Large-toothed conger Eastern Atlantic 88 TL 1888
Blachea longicaudalis Western Pacific 68.3 TL 2004
Blachea xenobranchialis Frillgill conger Indo-West Pacific 47.5 TL 1980
Castleichthys auritus Eared conger Eastern Indian Ocean 28.8 TL 2004
Conger cinereus Longfin African conger Indo-Pacific 140 TL 1830
Conger conger European conger Eastern Atlantic 300 TL 1758
Conger erebennus Northwest Pacific 134 TL 1901
Conger esculentus Grey conger Western Central Atlantic 160 TL 1861
Conger japonicus Beach conger Northwest Pacific 140 TL 1879
Conger jordani Northwest Pacific 1958
Conger macrocephalus Western Central Pacific 80.3 TL 1958
Conger marginatus Hawaiian mustache conger Eastern Central Pacific 137 TL 1850
Conger monganius Southwest Pacific 1932
Conger myriaster Whitespotted conger Northwest Pacific 100 TL 1856
Conger oceanicus American conger Western Atlantic 230 TL 1818
Conger oligoporus Eastern Central Pacific 24.5 TL 1958
Conger orbignianus Argentine conger Eastern Atlantic 112 TL 1837
Conger philippinus Western Central Pacific. 27.8 TL 1958
Conger triporiceps Manytooth conger Western Atlantic 100 TL 1958
Conger verreauxi Conger Eastern Indian Ocean 200 TL 1856
Conger wilsoni Cape conger Western Indian Ocean 150 TL 1801
Congrhynchus talabonoides Western Central Pacific 30 TL 1934
Congriscus maldivensis Indo-West Pacific 35.2 SL 1939
Congriscus marquesaensis Eastern Central Pacific 27.3 TL 2004
Congriscus megastoma North Pacific 40 TL 1877
Congrosoma evermanni Evermann's conger Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL 1899
Diploconger polystigmatus Headband conger Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1968
Gnathophis andriashevi Southeast Pacific 36.5 TL 1990
Gnathophis asanoi Western Pacific 35 TL 2004
Gnathophis bathytopos Blackgut conger Western Atlantic 35 TL 1977
Gnathophis bracheatopos Longeye conger Western Atlantic 35 TL 1977
Gnathophis capensis Southern conger Southeast Atlantic 37 TL 1856
Gnathophis castlei Castle's conger Western Central Pacific 34.2 TL 2000
Gnathophis cinctus Hardtail conger Eastern Pacific 42 TL 1899
Gnathophis codoniphorus Northeast Atlantic 11.1 TL 1972
Gnathophis ginanago Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1958
Gnathophis grahami Graham's conger Southwest Pacific 2000
Gnathophis habenatus Little conger eel Indo-West Pacific 43 TL 1848
Gnathophis heterognathos Western Pacific 41.5 TL 1858
Gnathophis heterolinea Western Indian Ocean 1968
Gnathophis leptosomatus Western Indian Ocean 1983
Gnathophis longicauda Little conger Indo-West Pacific 1888
Gnathophis macroporis Largepore conger Eastern Indian Ocean 2000
Gnathophis melanocoelus Eastern Indian Ocean 23.8 TL 2000
Gnathophis microps Smalleye conger Eastern Indian Ocean 36.5 TL 2000
Gnathophis musteliceps Western Indian Ocean 1894
Gnathophis mystax Thinlip conger Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1809
Gnathophis nasutus Eastern Indian Ocean 18.8 TL 2000
Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Western Pacific 18.5 TL 2004
Gnathophis nystromi Western Pacific 45 TL 1901
Gnathophis parini Southeast Pacific 13.7 TL 1990
Gnathophis smithi Southeast Pacific 41.1 TL 1990
Gnathophis tritos Western Central Atlantic 1977
Gnathophis umbrellabius Umbrella conger Southwest Pacific. 45 TL 1948
Gnathophis xenica Northwest Pacific 32 TL 1951
Japonoconger africanus Eastern Atlantic 42.5 TL 1953
Japonoconger caribbeus Western Central Atlantic 50.2 TL 1977
Japonoconger sivicolus Northwest Pacific 57 TL 1951
Lumiconger arafura Luminous conger Indo-West Pacific 26.6 TL 1984
Macrocephenchelys brachialis Indo-West Pacific 80 TL 1934
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris Rubbernose conger Northwest Pacific 36.7 TL 1967
Macrocephenchelys nigriventris Northwestern Pacific 24.1 TL 2018
Macrocephenchelys soela Western Pacific 29.8 SL 1990
Macrocephenchelys sumodi Indian Ocean 44.1 TL 2023
Promyllantor adenensis Indo-West Pacific 51.2 TL 1991
Promyllantor atlanticus Southeastern Atlantic 51.8 TL 2006
Promyllantor purpureus Indo-West Pacific 43.2 TL 1890
Pseudophichthys splendens Purplemouthed conger Eastern Atlantic 38.7 TL 1913
Rhynchoconger ectenurus Western Pacific 65 TL 1909
Rhynchoconger flavus Yellow conger Western Atlantic 150 TL 1896
Rhynchoconger gracilior Whiptail conger Western Atlantic 61 TL 1951
Rhynchoconger guppyi Western Central Atlantic 95 TL 1925
Rhynchoconger nitens Bignose conger Eastern Central Pacific 40 TL 1890
Rhynchoconger squaliceps Eastern Indian Ocean 1894
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Western Indian Ocean 57 TL 1993
Scalanago lateralis Ladder eel Indo-West Pacific 35 TL 1935
Uroconger drachi Eastern Atlantic 41.5 TL 1976
Uroconger erythraeus Western Indian Ocean 1982
Uroconger lepturus Slender conger Indo-West Pacific 52 TL 1845
Uroconger syringinus Threadtail conger Eastern Atlantic 38 TL 1954
Xenomystax atrarius Deepwater conger Eastern Pacific 100 TL 1891
Xenomystax austrinus Western Central Atlantic. 1989
Xenomystax bidentatus Western Central Atlantic 1940
Xenomystax congroides Bristletooth conger Atlantic Ocean 87.6 TL 1989
Xenomystax trucidans Western Indian Ocean 64.5 TL 1894



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