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Conger conger European conger

Conger congeris commonly referred to as European conger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 50000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:
4447 
AphiaID:
126285 
Scientific:
Conger conger 
German:
Meeraal, Seeaal 
English:
European Conger 
Category:
Eel-like 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Conger (Genus) > conger (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Straße von Gibralta, Tunesien, West Sahara, Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Iceland, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
0 - 1171 Meter 
Size:
39.37" - 118.11" (100cm - 300cm) 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 64.4 °F (8°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Big fish, Crustaceans, Predatory, Sepia 
Tank:
10998.92 gal (~ 50000L)  
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-09-23 22:44:32 

Toxicity


Conger conger is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Conger conger, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Found on rocky and sandy bottoms . Depth range from 0-500 m and from 300-1100 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. It stays near the coast when young and moves toward deeper waters upon reaching adulthood. A nocturnal predator of fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.

Synonyms:
Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839
Conger communis Costa, 1844
Conger niger (Risso, 1810)
Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1840
Conger verus Risso, 1827
Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832
Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832
Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829
Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883
Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788
Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789
Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832)
Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810
Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856
Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853
Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758
Muraena nigra Risso, 1810
Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832
Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Congrinae (Subfamily) > Conger (Genus)

Scientific paper

  1. The age, growth and feeding habits of the European conger eel, Conger conger (L.) in the Adriatic Sea, Matić-Skoko, Sanja; Ferri, Josipa; Tutman, Pero; Skaramuca, Daria; Đikić, Domagoj; Lisičić, Duje; Franić, Zdenko; Skaramuca, Boško , 2012
  2. Population structure and connectivity of the European conger eel (Conger conger) across the north-eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean: integrating molecular and otolith elemental approaches, Alberto T. Correia, Ana A. Ramos, Filipe Barros, Gonçalo Silva, Paul Hamer, Pedro Morais, Regina L. Cunha, Rita Castilho, 2012
  3. Persistent Organic Pollutants (PCBs and DDTs) in European Conger Eel,Conger congerL., from the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Maria Maddalena Storelli; Veronica Giuliana Perrone; Vito Pietro Busco; Daniela Spedicato; Grazia Barone, 2012
  4. Stock discrimination of European conger eel (Conger conger L.) using otolith stable isotope ratios, A.T. Correia; F. Barros; A.N. Sial, 2011
  5. European otter (Lutra lutra (L.)) attacking conger eel (Conger conger (L.)), Declan T. G. Quigley, 2010
  6. Age, growth and reproductive biology of the European conger eel (Conger conger) from the Atlantic Iberian waters, A.T. Correia; S. Manso; J. Coimbra, 2009
  7. Helminth Parasites From the Stomach of Conger Eel, Conger conger, From Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean, Costa, Graça; Santos, Maria J.; Costa, Luísa; Biscoito, Manuel; Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A. A.; Melo-Moreira, Egberto , 2009
  8. Helminth Parasites from the Stomach of Conger Eel, Conger conger, from Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean, Graça Costa, Maria J. Santos, Luísa Costa, Manuel Biscoito, Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho and Egberto Melo-Moreira, 2009
  9. Evidence for genetic differentiation in the european conger eelConger congerbased on mitochondrial DNA analysis, Alberto Teodorico CORREIA; Rui FARIA; Paulo ALEXANDRINO; Carlos ANTUNES; Eduardo José ISIDRO; João COIMBRA, 2006
  10. Seasonal Occurrence and Diversity of Hemiuridae (Trematoda: Digenea) in Conger Eels (Conger conger) from Spain, Vilas, Román; Paniagua, Esperanza , 2004
  11. Changes in otolith microstructure and microchemistry during larval development of the European conger eel (Conger conger), A. T. Correia; C. Antunes; E. J. Isidro; J. Coimbra, 2003
  12. Age, growth and reproductive status of the European conger eel, Conger conger (L.) in Irish coastal waters, S O’Sullivan; C Moriarty; R.D FitzGerald; J Davenport; M.F Mulcahy, 2003
  13. Allozyme Markers for the Identification of Lecithochirium rufoviride and Lecithochirium furcolabiatum (Trematoda: Hemiuridae), Parasites of Conger conger and Anguilla anguilla from Atlantic Spanish Waters, R. Vilas, E. Paniagua and M. L. Sanmartín, 2002
  14. Unusual Electrophoretic Patterns for Phosphoglucomutase and Fumarase in a Population of Lecithochirium rufoviride (Trematoda: Hemiuridae), a Parasite of Conger conger, R. Vilas, E. Paniagua, M. L. Sanmartín, M. T. Santamarina and F. M. Ubeira, 2001
  15. Absorbance Spectra and Molecular Structure of the Blue-Sensitive Rod Visual Pigment in the Conger Eel (Conger conger), Archer, S.; Hirano, J. , 1996
  16. Absorbance Spectra and Molecular Structure of the Blue-Sensitive Rod Visual Pigment in the Conger Eel (Conger conger), Simon Archer and Joe Hirano, 1996
  17. Karyotype, C‐ and G‐banding, and nucleolar organizer regions of conger conger (osteichthyes, anguilliformes), Salvadori, Susanna; Cau, Angelo; Coluccia, Elisabetta; Milia, Angela; Deiana, Anna Maria , 1994
  18. Performance of the isolated and perfused working heart of the teleostConger conger: study of the inotropic effect of prostacyclin, Raffaele Acierno; Claudio Agnisola; Rita Venzi; Bruno Tota, 1990
  19. Neuron-specific enolase and serotonin in the Merkel cells of conger-eel (Conger conger) epidermis, G. Zaccone, 1986
  20. Relationship of feeding, reproductive cycle and bathymetric distribution inConger conger, A. Cau; P. Manconi, 1984
  21. The Permeability to Gases of the Swimbladder of the Conger Eel (Conger Conger), Denton, E. J.; Liddicoat, Jennifer D.; Taylor, D. W. , 1972
  22. Techniques originales de prélèvement des paramètres physiologiques sur le Congre (Conger conger L.) libre de ses déplacements, Alain Belaud; Claude Peyraud, 1971
  23. Techniques originales de prélèvement des paramètres physiologiques sur le Congre (Conger conger L.) libre de ses déplacements, Alain Belaud; Marguerite Peyraud-Waïtzenegger; Claude Peyraud, 1971
  24. Adrenocortical steroid production by the interrenal tissue of the fresh-water European silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) and the marine eel (Conger conger) in vitro, D.G Butler, 1965
  25. Œstrogens and Progesterone in Ovaries of the Marine Teleost Conger conger, LUPO, C.; CHIEFFI, G., 1963
  26. Histochemical Reaction for Steroid-3β-ol-dehydrogenase in the Interrenal and the Corpuscles of Stannius of Anguilla anguilla and Conger conger, CHIEFFI, G.; BOTTE, V., 1963

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