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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Gnathophis

(See list of species below)


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28 species (see list below)

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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 36.5 cm TL
 
Gnathophis andriashevi
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No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis asanoi
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis bathytopos
[Blackgut conger]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Gnathophis bracheatopos
[Longeye conger]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)

Photo by SFSA
 
Gnathophis capensis
[Southern conger]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
 
Gnathophis castlei
[Castle's conger]

Photo by Boyle, K.S.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Gnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Boyle, K.S.
 
Gnathophis cinctus
[Hardtail conger]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
 
Gnathophis codoniphorus
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No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Gnathophis ginanago
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No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Gnathophis grahami
[Graham's conger]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson, 1848)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Gnathophis habenatus
[Little conger eel]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by MNHN
 
Gnathophis heterognathos
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No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis heterolinea
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No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis leptosomatus
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No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Gnathophis longicauda
[Little conger]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis macroporis
[Largepore conger]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis melanocoelus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis microps
[Smalleye conger]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis musteliceps
[]

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by González, J.A./ULPGC
 
Gnathophis mystax
[Thinlip conger]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Gnathophis nasutus
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No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Gnathophis neocaledoniensis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gnathophis nystromi
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No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 13.7 cm TL
 
Gnathophis parini
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No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 41.1 cm TL
 
Gnathophis smithi
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No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Gnathophis tritos
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No picture found
Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Gnathophis umbrellabius
[Umbrella conger]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Gnathophis xenica
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28 Species of Family Congridae with Genus Gnathophis
(Conger and garden eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1990 Gnathophis andriashevi Southeast Pacific 36.5 TL
2004 Gnathophis asanoi Western Pacific 35 TL
1977 Gnathophis bathytopos Blackgut conger Western Atlantic 35 TL
1977 Gnathophis bracheatopos Longeye conger Western Atlantic 35 TL
1856 Gnathophis capensis Southern conger Southeast Atlantic 37 TL
2000 Gnathophis castlei Castle's conger Western Central Pacific 34.2 TL
1899 Gnathophis cinctus Hardtail conger Eastern Pacific 42 TL
1972 Gnathophis codoniphorus Northeast Atlantic
1958 Gnathophis ginanago Northwest Pacific 40 TL
2000 Gnathophis grahami Graham's conger Southwest Pacific
1848 Gnathophis habenatus Little conger eel Indo-West Pacific 43 TL
1858 Gnathophis heterognathos Western Pacific 41.5 TL
1968 Gnathophis heterolinea Western Indian Ocean
1983 Gnathophis leptosomatus Western Indian Ocean
1888 Gnathophis longicauda Little conger Indo-West Pacific
2000 Gnathophis macroporis Largepore conger Eastern Indian Ocean
2000 Gnathophis melanocoelus Eastern Indian Ocean
2000 Gnathophis microps Smalleye conger Eastern Indian Ocean
1894 Gnathophis musteliceps Western Indian Ocean
1809 Gnathophis mystax Thinlip conger Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
2000 Gnathophis nasutus Eastern Indian Ocean
2004 Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Western Pacific 18.5 TL
1901 Gnathophis nystromi Western Pacific 45 TL
1990 Gnathophis parini Southeast Pacific 13.7 TL
1990 Gnathophis smithi Southeast Pacific 41.1 TL
1977 Gnathophis tritos Western Central Atlantic
1948 Gnathophis umbrellabius Umbrella conger Southwest Pacific. 45 TL
1951 Gnathophis xenica Northwest Pacific 32 TL



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