Whitespotted conger

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Whitespotted conger
Conger myriaster.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species:
C. myriaster
Binomial name
Conger myriaster
Brevoort, 1856
Synonyms

Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856
Astroconger myriaster Brevoort, 1856
Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 [2]

Conger myriaster eels.

The whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) (Japanese name: 真穴子 ma-anago) is a marine conger eel, widespread in the Northwest Pacific near the coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, and the East China Sea. C. myriaster inhabits shallow sea bottom sand and mud. It is also consumed as food and is a common item on menus in Japan and abroad as anago. Its maximum total length is 100 cm.

References[]

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger myriaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199034A2552131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199034A2552131.en. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ Smith, D.G., Schwarzhans, W.W. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2016): The Identity of Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 (Anguilliformes: Congridae). Copeia, 104 (3): 734-737.
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