WoRMS taxon details

Congridae Kaup, 1856

125427  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125427)

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  1. Genus Acromycter Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
  2. Genus Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  3. Genus Bassanago Whitley, 1948
  4. Genus Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898
  5. Genus Bathymyrus Alcock, 1889
  6. Genus Bathyuroconger Fowler, 1934
  7. Genus Blachea Karrer & Smith, 1980
  8. Genus Castleichthys Smith, 2004
  9. Genus Chiloconger Myers & Wade, 1941
  10. Genus Conger Bosc, 1817
  11. Genus Congrhynchus Fowler, 1934
  12. Genus Congriscus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
  13. Genus Congrosoma Garman, 1899
  14. Genus Diploconger Kotthaus, 1968
  15. Genus Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
  16. Genus Gorgasia Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
  17. Genus Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
  18. Genus Japonoconger Asano, 1958
  19. Genus Kenyaconger Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003
  20. Genus Lumiconger Castle & Paxton, 1984
  21. Genus Macrocephenchelys Fowler, 1934
  22. Genus Notoconger Schwarzhans, 2019 †
  23. Genus Parabathymyrus Kamohara, 1938
  24. Genus Paraconger Kanazawa, 1961
  25. Genus Poeciloconger Günther, 1872
  26. Genus Promyllantor Alcock, 1890
  27. Genus Pseudophichthys Roule, 1915
  28. Genus Rhynchoconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
  29. Genus Rostroconger Smith, 2018
  30. Genus Scalanago Whitley, 1935
  31. Genus Uroconger Kaup, 1856
  32. Genus Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891
  33. Genus Alloconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  34. Genus Anago Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  35. Genus Ariosome accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838 (misspelling)
  36. Genus Arisoma accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838 (misspelling)
  37. Genus Astroconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Conger Bosc, 1817
  38. Genus Atopichthys Garman, 1899 accepted as Albula Scopoli, 1777
  39. Genus Bassinago accepted as Bassanago Whitley, 1948 (misspelling)
  40. Genus Bathycongrellus Klausewitz, 1991 accepted as Promyllantor Alcock, 1890
  41. Genus Congermuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  42. Genus Congrellus Ogilby, 1898 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  43. Genus Congrina Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898
  44. Genus Congromuraena Günther, 1870 accepted as Congermuraena Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838 (unjustified emendation)
  45. Genus Congrus Richardson, 1845 accepted as Conger Bosc, 1817
  46. Genus Fimbriceps Whitley, 1946 accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
  47. Genus Gnatophis accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859 (misspelling)
  48. Genus Helmichthys Costa, 1844 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  49. Genus Hildebrandia Jordan & Evermann, 1927 accepted as Rhynchoconger Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 (synonym)
  50. Genus Lemkea Kotthaus, 1968 accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
  51. Genus Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow) accepted as Conger Bosc, 1817 (synonym)
  52. Genus Nystactes Böhlke, 1957 accepted as Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
  53. Genus Nystatichthys accepted as Nystactichthys Böhlke, 1958 accepted as Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868 (misspelling)
  54. Genus Ophiosoma accepted as Ophisoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838 (misspelling)
  55. Genus Ophisoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838 (synonym)
  56. Genus Paraxenomystax Reid, 1940 accepted as Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891 (synonym)
  57. Genus Paruroconger Blache & Bauchot, 1976 accepted as Uroconger Kaup, 1856 (synonym)
  58. Genus Poutawa Griffin, 1936 accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
  59. Genus Pseudoxenomystax Breder, 1927 accepted as Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898 (synonym)
  60. Genus Rhechias Jordan, 1921 accepted as Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898 (synonym)
  61. Genus Rhynchocymba Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Gnathophis Kaup, 1859
  62. Genus Silvesterina Fowler, 1934 accepted as Bathyuroconger Fowler, 1934
  63. Genus Taenioconger Herre, 1923 accepted as Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
  64. Genus Thyreoconger Wade, 1946 accepted as Ariosoma Swainson, 1838
  65. Genus Uranoconger Fowler, 1934 accepted as Bathycongrus Ogilby, 1898
  66. Genus Xarifania Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 accepted as Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays...  
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays 8-22.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Congridae Kaup, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125427 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body without scales. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays 8-22.  [details]
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LanguageName 
English garden eelsconger eels  [details]
Japanese アナゴ科  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål havålfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk havålfamilien  [details]
Swedish havsålar  [details]