Conger Bosc 1817
- Dataset
- Review of the congrid eel genus Conger (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Congridae
- genus
- Conger
Conger Bosc 1817
Key to species of Conger in Taiwan
1a Two or 3 pores (rarely 0 or 1) behind eye; black diagonal streak usually present below eye; rictus under or slightly behind posterior margin of eye; 6th IO pore above and slightly behind rictus, by a distance of less than one pore diameter...................................................................................................... C. cinereus
1b No pores behind eye; no black streak below eye; rictus extending to below posterior half of eye; 6th IO pore about level with and well behind rictus, by a distance of several pore diameters.................................................. 2
2a DFO clearly behind tip of pectoral fin; single row of teeth on upper jaw.......................................... 3
2b DFO over or slightly behind pectoral fin; one additional row of teeth on inner side of upper jaw....................... 4
3a Body mostly blackish or dark grayish, vertical fins with white bases and black margins; trunk length 1.4–1.9 times head length; total vertebrae 140–146.......................................................................... C. jordani
3b Body yellowish to grayish, never dark, vertical fins mostly pale to light grayish with clear white margin; trunk length 1.9–2.3 times head length; total vertebrae 131–133....................................................... C. philippinus
4a Head small, 12.3–14.9% TL; trunk length 1.5–2.1 times head length; white dots on dorsal surface............. C. myriaster
4b Head large, 15.4–17.7% TL; trunk length 1.2–1.6 times head length; dorsal surface uniformly light gray, without white dots........................................................................................ C. macrocephalus
Name
- Homonyms
- Conger Bosc 1817
- Conger Bosc 1817
- Conger