Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Rhynchoconger

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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 69.6 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger bicoloratus
[Bicoloured longnose conger eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger ectenurus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Rhynchoconger flavus
[Yellow conger]
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Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger gracilior
[Whiptail conger]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman, 1925)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Rhynchoconger guppyi
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

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Rhynchoconger nitens
[Bignose conger]
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Max. Length 59.9 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger randalli
[Randall's conger eel]
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Max. Length 66.1 cm TL
 
Rhynchoconger smithi
[Smith's longnose conger eel]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50.1 cm TL
Rhynchoconger squaliceps (Alcock, 1894)

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Rhynchoconger squaliceps
[Small-toothed conger]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Ben-Tuvia, 1993

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Rhynchoconger trewavasae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhynchoconger bicoloratus Bicoloured longnose conger eel Indian Ocean 69.6 TL 2023
Rhynchoconger ectenurus Western Pacific 65 TL 1909
Rhynchoconger flavus Yellow conger Western Atlantic 150 TL 1896
Rhynchoconger gracilior Whiptail conger Western Atlantic 61 TL 1951
Rhynchoconger guppyi Western Central Atlantic 95 TL 1925
Rhynchoconger nitens Bignose conger Eastern Central Pacific 40 TL 1890
Rhynchoconger randalli Randall's conger eel Eastern Indian Ocean 59.9 TL 2022
Rhynchoconger smithi Smith's longnose conger eel Eastern Indian Ocean 66.1 TL 2022
Rhynchoconger squaliceps Small-toothed conger Eastern Indian Ocean 50.1 TL 1894
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Western Indian Ocean 57 TL 1993



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