For other meanings of this and similar words, see Conger (disambiguation).

Conger Fossil range: 55–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Eocene to Present[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Conger Oken, 1817
Species
See text.

Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m (10 ft) in length.

"Conger" or "Conger eel" is also the common name of a number of species, including members of this genus.

[edit] Species

• Longfin African conger, Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
• European conger, Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
• Grey conger, Conger esculentus Poey, 1861
• Beach conger, Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879
• Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
• Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
• American conger, Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
• Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
• Argentine conger, Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1842
• Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
• Manytooth conger, Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958
• Southern conger, Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856
• Cape conger, Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

[edit] References

• Species of Conger. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.