Whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster)

Scientific name: Conger myriaster Brevoort, 1856

Whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster)

The Whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Korean Peninsula and the East China Sea.

Biology

Vertebrae: 142 - 148. Head and body with white spots. Lower jaw moderate in size, premaxillary teeth not exposed when closed. Upper lip groove deep (appearing folded up). Maxillary teeth arranged in almost 1 row. Preanal lateral line pores 39-43.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Conger myriaster
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
320–830 m (1050–2723 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 320 - 830 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korean Peninsula and the East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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