"'Conger'" or "'conger eel'" is a vernacular term used for a number of different species of
fish, mostly
eels of the family
Congridae, and especially the genus ''
Conger''.
Likely possibilities include:
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Anguilla reinhardtii''
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Ariosoma balaricum''
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Bassanago bulbiceps'' ''(
Swollen-headed conger eel)''
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Bathycongrus thysanochilus''
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Conger cinareus''
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Conger conger''
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Conger esculentus''
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Conger oceanicus''
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Conger triporiceps''
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Conger verreauxi''
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Gnathophis cinctus''
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Gymnothorax moringa''
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Hoplunnis tenuis''
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Paraconger caudilimbatus''
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Poeciloconger fasciatus'' (
Barred conger)
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Rhynchoconger flavus''
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Rhynchoconger gracilior''
Over 150 additional common names of fish use "conger" in combination.
See also
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Congo Snake, a salamander species also known as the 'congo eel' or 'conger eel'.