WoRMS taxon details
Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
217556 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217556)
accepted
Species
Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845) · unaccepted
Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 3. <em>in R. B. Hinds (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> 10.q( 55-64): 99-150.</i> London: Smith, Elder & Co. [details]
Description Found in shallow waters. Inhabits coastal areas with sandy bottoms, at a depth of about 50 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on...
Description Found in shallow waters. Inhabits coastal areas with sandy bottoms, at a depth of about 50 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans (Ref. 9603). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217556 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 3. <em>in R. B. Hinds (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> 10.q( 55-64): 99-150.</i> London: Smith, Elder & Co. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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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context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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
Unreviewed
Description Found in shallow waters. Inhabits coastal areas with sandy bottoms, at a depth of about 50 m (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans (Ref. 9603). [details]Remark Author and date (Ref. 7300). [details]
To Barcode of Life (68 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uroconger lepturus)
To FishBase (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845); HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2544349)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uroconger lepturus USNM 424672 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uroconger lepturus)
To FishBase (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 59 proteins) (from synonym Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845); HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2544349)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uroconger lepturus USNM 424672 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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Unreviewed
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