| Description | The American conger (Conger oceanicus) is a species of eel in the family Congridae. Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, poison eel and sea eel. It is a marine fish with a widespread distribution in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico, and is also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St. Helena and off the coast of Nova Scotia in Canada. Dark grayish color, it can grow to about 6.5 feet (2.0 m) long and weigh more than 40 kg (88 lb).
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Anguilliformes : Congridae : Conger : Conger oceanicus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Anguilliformes : Congridae : Conger : Conger oceanicus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Conger |
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| Scientific Name | Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Conger oceanicus | species | belongs to Anguilla | stated without evidence | Mitchill, 1818 | | Conger oceanicus | species | belongs to Conger | stated without evidence | Purdy et al., 2001 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Anguilliformes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Anguilliformes) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. W. Purdy, V. P. Schneider, and S. P. Applegate, J. H. McLellan, R. L. Meyer, B. H. Slaughter. 2001. The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90:71-202 |
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| Common Name(s) | Conger Eel, Ameerika Meriangerjas, American Conger, Amerikanischer Meeraal, Amerikansk Havsål, Amerikansk Havål, Conger, Congre D'amérique, Congre á Museau Aigu, Congrio Americano, Congro-americano, Dog Eel, Konger Amerykański, Poison Eel, Sea Eel, Úhořovec Americký, 大西洋康吉鰻, 大西洋康吉鳗 |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conger_oceanicus |
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Conger oceanicus
