Conger wilsoni, Cape conger

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Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Cape conger
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Conger: Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The eel’s patronym is not identified, nor can a very likely candidate be found. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Issue
Nomen dubium in Muraenidae according to Böhlke & Smith 2002:155.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 5323). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique to the Cape of Good Hope; also Maldives. Western Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island, and New Zealand. Possibly occurring in Japan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5323)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 140 - 142. Brownish grey dorsally, creamy white ventrally. Wide dusky margin on median fins.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Demersal on rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Flesh highly esteemed. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

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Castle, P.H.J., 1986. Congridae. p. 161-165. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5323)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 5323)





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15.5 - 26.6, mean 22.5 °C (based on 765 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 23.7 [12.7, 41.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.413 [0.244, 0.779] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [16, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.0947 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 45.6 [24.9, 87.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38.2 [10.8, 124.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.03 [0.73, 1.45] mg/100g (wet weight);