WoRMS taxon details
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
158566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158566)
accepted
Species
Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818 · unaccepted
Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818) Mitchill, S. L. (1818). Description of three species of fish. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 407-412.
page(s): 407 [details]
page(s): 407 [details]
Distribution Cape Cod to northeastern Florida
Distribution Cape Cod to northeastern Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158566 on 2025-12-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818) Mitchill, S. L. (1818). Description of three species of fish. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 407-412.
page(s): 407 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
page(s): 407 [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 3), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on shrimps, crabs, molluscs and small fishes, including herring [details]Distribution Cape Cod to northeastern Florida [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found in coastal waters at depths of 1- 260 m. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial [details]
Reproduction Spawning occurs once per lifetime offshore and during the summer; female produces up to 6 million eggs [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | conger eel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger oceanicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger oceanicus RAD105696-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger oceanicus RAD105696-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Conger oceanicus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger oceanicus RAD105696-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Conger oceanicus RAD105696-002)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
