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Conger eel

 

Any of about 100 species of marine eels (family Congridae) with no scales, a large head, large gill slits, a wide mouth, and strong teeth. Conger eels are usually grayish to blackish, with a paler belly and black-edged fins. Found in all oceans, sometimes in deep water, they may grow about 6 ft (1.8 m) long. Conger eels are carnivores. Many species, such as the European conger (Conger conger), are valued as food. The American conger, or sea eel (C. oceanicus), is a fierce game fish.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
  Synonym: conger


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"Conger" or "conger eel" is a vernacular term used for a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger.

Likely possibilities include:

Over 150 additional common names of fish use "conger" in combination.

See also

  • Congo Snake, a salamander species also known as the congo eel or conger eel.

 
 

 

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