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American Conger

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Conger oceanicus
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Canada Species List, The Bahamas Species List, wikipedia EU, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, NCBI, wikipedia gl Galician, and United States Species List
Conger oceanicus
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)
Recognized by Okeanos Gulf of Mexico and OBIS environmental data records
Anguilla oceanica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Anguilla oceanica
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Conger oceanica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Conger oceanicus
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Conger oceanicus
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)
Recognized by Fishbase

Alternative Names

Anguilla oceanica Mitchill 1818
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Conger oceanica (Mitchill 1818)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Anguilla oceanica Mitchill 1818
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Conger oceanica (Mitchill 1818)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Anguilla oceanica Mitchill 1818
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Anguilla oceanica Mitchill 1818
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Anguilla oceanicus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Conger oceanica (Mitchill 1818)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Conger oceanica (Mitchill 1818)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

American conger
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Conger eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Conger
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Dog eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poison eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Sea eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
American Conger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Conger Eel
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Dog Eel
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Poison Eel
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Sea Eel
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
conger eel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

قنجر أمريكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

congre americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Úhořovec americký preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Amerikansk havål preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Amerikaanse kongeraal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Ameerika meriangerjas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Congre d'Amérique
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Congre á museau aigu
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Congre d'Amérique preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Congro americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Amerikanischer Meeraal preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Hebrew

קונגר אמריקאי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مارماهی بزرگ آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Konger amerykański preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Congro-americano preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Congrio americano
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Congrio Americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Amerikansk havsål preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Морський вугор американський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قنجر امريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger Oken 1817
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Congridae
Congrinae
Conger Bosc 1817
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1842
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Acromycter atlanticus Smith 1989
Acromycter nezumi (Asano 1958)
Acromycter perturbator (Parr 1932)
Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)
Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker 1853)
Ariosoma anale (Poey 1860)
Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809)
Ariosoma bauchotae Karrer 1982
Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya 2015
Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther 1872)
Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby 1898)
Ariosoma gnanadossi Talwar & Mukherjee 1977
Ariosoma hemiaspidus (Wade 1946)
Ariosoma major (Asano 1958)
Ariosoma meeki (Jordan & Snyder 1900)
Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya 2004
Ariosoma obud Herre 1923
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya 1991
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani 1839)
Ariosoma prorigerum (Gilbert 1891)
Ariosoma sanzoi (D' Ancona 1928)
Ariosoma selenops Reid 1934
Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya 2004
Bassanago albescens (Barnard 1923)
Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya 1990)
Bathycongrus longicavis Karmovskaya 2009
Bathycongrus parapolyporus Karmovskaya 2009
Bathycongrus parviporus Karmovskaya 2011
Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Bathycongrus unimaculatus Karmovskaya 2009
Bathycongrus varidens (Garman 1899)
Bathycongrus vicinalis (Garman 1899)
Bathymyrus echinorhynchus Alcock 1889
Bathymyrus smithi Castle 1968
Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis (Fowler 1934)
Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant 1888)
Chiloconger dentatus (Garman 1899)
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger jordani Kanazawa 1958
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger monganius (Phillipps 1932)
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Congriscus megastomus (Günther 1877)
Congrosoma evermanni Garman 1899
Diploconger polystigmatus Kotthaus 1968
Gnathophis capensis (Kaup 1856)
Gnathophis cinctus (Garman 1899)
Gnathophis ginanago (Asano 1958)
Gnathophis leptosomatus Karrer 1982
Gnathophis macroporis Karmovskaya & Paxton 2000
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche 1809)
Gnathophis tritos Smith & Kanazawa 1977
Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess 1980
Gorgasia inferomaculata (Blache 1977)
Gorgasia klausewitzi Quéro & Saldanha 1995
Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959
Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke 1951)
Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz 1962
Gorgasia thamani Greenfield & Niesz 2004
Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt 1974)
Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall 1981
Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin 1923)
Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall 1999
Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959)
Heteroconger klausewitzi (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster 1983)
Heteroconger longissimus Günther 1870
Heteroconger mercyae Allen & Erdmann 2009
Heteroconger pellegrini Castle 1999
Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall 1981
Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall 1995
Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall 1999
Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall 1999
Japonoconger africanus (Poll 1953)
Leptocephalus ophichthoides D' Ancona 1928
Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler 1934
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng 1967)
Macrocephenchelys soela Castle 1990
Parabathymyrus philippinensis Ho, Smith & Shao 2015
Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa 1961
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961
Paraconger similis (Wade 1946)
Promyllantor adenensis (Klausewitz 1991)
Promyllantor atlanticus Karmovskaya 2006
Promyllantor purpureus Alcock 1890
Pseudophichthys macroporis Kotthaus 1968
Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg 1951)
Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman 1925)
Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman 1890)
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Ben-Tuvia 1993
Uroconger erythraeus Castle 1982
Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg 1954
Xenomystax austrinus Smith & Kanazawa 1989
Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa 1989
Xenomystax trucidans Alcock 1894
100 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Congrinae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (this page)
Conger cinereus
Conger conger
Conger erebennus
Conger japonicus
Conger myriaster
Conger triporiceps
Conger verreauxi
Conger wilsoni
unclassified Conger

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Anguilloidei
Anguillidae
Anguilla
Anguilla oceanica (this page)
Anguilla acuminata
Anguilla acutirostris
Anguilla aegyptiaca
Anguilla altirostris
Anguilla amblodon
Anguilla ancestralis
Anguilla ancidda
Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla arracana
Anguilla aterrima
Anguilla australis
Anguilla bengalensis
Anguilla bibroni
Anguilla bicolor
Anguilla bicolour
Anguilla bleekeri
Anguilla blephura
Anguilla borneensis
Anguilla breviceps
Anguilla callensis
Anguilla canariensis
Anguilla cantori
Anguilla capitone
Anguilla celebesensis
Anguilla chrisypa
Anguilla cloacina
Anguilla conger
Anguilla cubana
Anguilla cuvieri
Anguilla delalandi
Anguilla dieffenbachii
Anguilla dussumieri
Anguilla fidjiensis
Anguilla hibernica
Anguilla huangi
Anguilla interioris
Anguilla japonica
Anguilla johannae
Anguilla kieneri
Anguilla labiata
Anguilla laticanda
Anguilla latirostris
Anguilla linnei
Anguilla lutea
Anguilla luzonensis
Anguilla macrophthalma
Anguilla macrops
Anguilla malabarica
Anguilla malgumora
Anguilla marginata
Anguilla marina
Anguilla marmorata
Anguilla mauritiana
Anguilla mediorostris
Anguilla megastoma
Anguilla melanochir
Anguilla microptera
Anguilla migratoria
Anguilla moa
Anguilla morena
Anguilla mossambica
Anguilla myriaster
Anguilla nebulosa
Anguilla nigricans
Anguilla novaeorleanensis
Anguilla novaeterrae
Anguilla oblongirostris
Anguilla obscura
Anguilla obtusa
Anguilla pacifica
Anguilla platycephala
Anguilla platyrhynchus
Anguilla punctatissima
Anguilla reinhardtii
Anguilla remifera
Anguilla rostrata
Anguilla savignyi
Anguilla septembrina
Anguilla serpens
Anguilla sinensis
Anguilla tenuirostris
Anguilla texana
Anguilla tyrannus
Anguilla variegata
Anguilla virescens
Anguilla wabashensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanica (this page)
Conger acuticaudatus
Conger altipinnis
Conger anago
Conger anagoides
Conger analis
Conger auratus
Conger balearicus
Conger cassini
Conger ceramensis
Conger chilensis
Conger cinereus
Conger communis
Conger conger
Conger cylindroideus
Conger erebennus
Conger esculentus
Conger flavipinnatus
Conger guttulata
Conger haeckeli
Conger impressus
Conger incompositus
Conger japonicus
Conger jordani
Conger leptognathus
Conger lepturus
Conger macrocephalus
Conger macrops
Conger maldivensis
Conger marginatus
Conger microstoma
Conger monganius
Conger mordax
Conger multidens
Conger myriaster
Conger mystax
Conger niger
Conger oceanicus
Conger oligoporus
Conger opistophthalmus
Conger orbignianus
Conger philippinus
Conger punctus
Conger riukiuanus
Conger savanna
Conger talabon
Conger talabonoides
Conger triporiceps
Conger urolophus
Conger uropterus
Conger verreauxi
Conger verus
Conger vulgaris
Conger wilsoni

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (this page)
Conger acuticaudatus
Conger altipinnis
Conger anago
Conger anagoides
Conger analis
Conger auratus
Conger balearicus
Conger cassini
Conger ceramensis
Conger chilensis
Conger cinereus
Conger communis
Conger conger
Conger cylindroideus
Conger erebennus
Conger esculentus
Conger flavipinnatus
Conger guttulata
Conger haeckeli
Conger impressus
Conger incompositus
Conger japonicus
Conger jordani
Conger leptognathus
Conger lepturus
Conger macrocephalus
Conger macrops
Conger maldivensis
Conger marginatus
Conger microstoma
Conger monganius
Conger mordax
Conger multidens
Conger myriaster
Conger mystax
Conger niger
Conger oceanica
Conger oligoporus
Conger opistophthalmus
Conger orbignianus
Conger philippinus
Conger punctus
Conger riukiuanus
Conger savanna
Conger talabon
Conger talabonoides
Conger triporiceps
Conger urolophus
Conger uropterus
Conger verreauxi
Conger verus
Conger vulgaris
Conger wilsoni

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Conger
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) (this page)
Conger cinereus Rüppell 1830
Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758)
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901)
Conger esculentus Poey 1861
Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879
Conger jordani Kanazawa 1958
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958
Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850
Conger monganius (Phillipps 1932)
Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856)
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837
Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958
Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
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