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Longfin African conger






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Longfin African conger

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species:
C. cinereus
Binomial name
Conger cinereus

Rüppell, 1830

Synonyms
  • Conger altipinnis Kaup, 1856
  • Conger cinereus cinereus Rüppell, 1830
  • Conger cinereus marginatus Valenciennes, 1850
  • Conger flavipinnatus Bennett, 1832
  • Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850

The longfin African conger (Conger cinereus) or blacklip conger, is an eel of the family Congridae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Easter islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island, at depths down to 80 m. Length is up to 1.3 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199200A2568888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199200A2568888.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  • ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Conger cinereus"inFishBase. May 2006 version.
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