Longfin African conger
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.
| Longfin African conger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. cinereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830 | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Conger cinereus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
External links
- Fishes of Australia : Conger cinereus
- Photos of Longfin African conger on Sealife Collection
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