WoRMS taxon details
Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
271745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271745)
accepted
Species
Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856 · unaccepted
Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856) Brevoort, J. C. (1856). Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. <em>In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854 under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Vol. 2. U.S. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 79, 33rd Congress, 2nd Session. Beverley Tucker, Washington, D.C. [i-viii] + 1-414 + 1-14 + I-XI + [1], 17 folded charts, Pls.</em> Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color).
page(s): 282 [30], Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 282 [30], Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271745 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856) Brevoort, J. C. (1856). Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. <em>In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854 under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Vol. 2. U.S. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 79, 33rd Congress, 2nd Session. Beverley Tucker, Washington, D.C. [i-viii] + 1-414 + 1-14 + I-XI + [1], 17 folded charts, Pls.</em> Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color).
page(s): 282 [30], Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 282 [30], Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Chau, G. T. H.; Saodvy, Y. (2005). The use of mixed fish feed in Hong Kong's mariculture industry. <em>World Aquaculture.</em> 36: 6-13. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitespotted conger | [details] |
| Japanese | マアナゴ | [details] |
| Russian | Японский конгербелопятнистый морской угорь | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger myriaster)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins) (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger myriaster P03376 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger myriaster)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins) (from synonym Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856))
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins) (from synonym Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856)
To GenBank (648 nucleotides; 445 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger myriaster P03376 illustration)
To ITIS
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