European conger

European conger
European conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species: C. conger
Binomial name
Conger conger
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Range of the European conger

The European conger, Conger conger, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland to Senegal, and also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It is sometimes seen in very shallow water by the shore but can also go down to depths of 1170 m. They have an average length of up to 3 m, and weight up to 110 kg, making them the largest eels in the world.

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  • Conger sea eel.jpg

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