| European conger |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Anguilliformes |
| Family: |
Congridae |
| Genus: |
Conger |
| Species: |
C. conger |
| Binomial name |
Conger conger
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| The Range of the European conger |
| Synonyms |
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- Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839
- Conger communis Costa, 1844
- Conger niger (Risso, 1810)
- Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1840
- Conger verus Risso, 1827
- Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832
- Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832
- Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829
- Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883
- Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788
- Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789
- Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832)
- Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810
- Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856
- Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853
- Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758
- Muraena nigra Risso, 1810
- Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832
- Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839)
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The European conger (Conger conger) is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.