Congridae

Conger and garden eels

226 species

1. 1Acromycter alcocki (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)ocean · deep-water
2. 2Acromycter atlanticus Smith, 1989ocean · deep-water
3. 3Acromycter longipectoralis Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
4. 4Acromycter nezumi (Asano, 1958)ocean · temperate
5. 5Acromycter perturbator (Parr, 1932)ocean · deep-water
6. 6Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) · Silvery congerocean · tropical
7. 7Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853) · Sea congerocean · tropical
8. 8Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860) · Longtrunk congerocean · tropical
9. 9Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) · Bandtooth congerocean · subtropical · reef
10. 10Ariosoma bauchotae Karrer, 1983ocean · deep-water
11. 11Ariosoma coquettei Smith & Kanazawa, 1977ocean · tropical
12. 12Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015 · Long-fin short-tail congerocean · subtropical
13. 13Ariosoma emmae Smith & Ho, 2018 · Emma's short-tail congerocean · tropical
14. 14Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872) · Barred sand congerocean · tropical · reef
15. 15Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898) · Gilbert's garden eelocean · tropical · reef
16. 16Ariosoma gnanadossi Talwar & Mukherjee, 1977ocean · tropical
17. 17Ariosoma gracile Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2024 · Slender conger eelocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
18. 18Ariosoma hemiaspidus (Wade, 1946)ocean · tropical
19. 19Ariosoma howensis (McCulloch & Waite, 1916) · Lord Howe congerocean · deep-water
20. 20Ariosoma indicum Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Acharya, Mohanty, Mohapatra, Kumar & Lal, 2022 · Indian stout congerocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
21. 21Ariosoma kannani Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Ray, Kumar, Mohapatra & Sarkar, 2024ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
22. 22Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990) · Mottled congerocean · subtropical
23. 23Ariosoma majus (Asano, 1958) · Major short-tail congerocean · temperate
24. 24Ariosoma marginatum (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) · Large-eye congerocean · tropical
25. 25Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914) · Blunt-tooth congerocean · deep-water
26. 26Ariosoma meeki (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) · Meek's short-tail congerocean · subtropical
27. 27Ariosoma megalops Fowler, 1938 · Bigeye short-tail congerocean · tropical
28. 28Ariosoma melanospilos Kodeeswaran, Jayakumar, Akash, Kumar & Lal, 2021 · Four-spot short-tail congerocean · tropical
29. 29Ariosoma mellissii (Günther, 1870) · Silver Eelocean · tropical
30. 30Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
31. 31Ariosoma nigrimanum Norman, 1939ocean · tropical
32. 32Ariosoma obud Herre, 1923ocean · tropical
33. 33Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991ocean · tropical
34. 34Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839)ocean · deep-water
35. 35Ariosoma prorigerum (Gilbert, 1891) · Slope congerocean · deep-water
36. 36Ariosoma sanzoi (D'Ancona, 1928)ocean · tropical
37. 37Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
38. 38Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896) · Tropical congerocean · tropical · reef
39. 39Ariosoma selenops Reid, 1934ocean · deep-water
40. 40Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
41. 41Ariosoma shiroanago (Asano, 1958) · White short-tail congerocean · temperate
42. 42Ariosoma sokotranum Karmovskaya, 1991ocean · deep-water
43. 43Ariosoma thoothukudiense Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2024 · Thoothukudi stout congerocean · tropical
44. 44Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923) · Hairy congerocean · deep-water
45. 45Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948 · Swollen-headed conger eelocean · deep-water
46. 46Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960) · Deepsea congerocean · temperate
47. 47Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya, 1990)ocean · deep-water
48. 48Bathycongrus aequoreus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)ocean · deep-water
49. 49Bathycongrus albimarginatus Huang, Smith, Chang & Chen, 2018ocean · subtropical
50. 50Bathycongrus bertini (Poll, 1953)ocean · deep-water
51. 51Bathycongrus bimaculatus Smith & Ho, 2018 · Two-spot short-tail congerocean · subtropical
52. 52Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler, 1934 · Bleeker's short-tail congerocean · tropical
53. 53Bathycongrus brunneus Huang, Ho & Chen, 2018ocean · subtropical
54. 54Bathycongrus bullisi (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977) · Bullish congerocean · deep-water
55. 55Bathycongrus castlei Smith & Ho, 2018 · Castle's slender congerocean · subtropical
56. 56Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 1927) · Dubious congerocean · deep-water
57. 57Bathycongrus graciliceps Smith & Ho, 2018 · Slender-head congerocean · subtropical
58. 58Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther, 1887) · Lined congerocean · deep-water
59. 59Bathycongrus longicavis Karmovskaya, 2009ocean · tropical
60. 60Bathycongrus macrocercus (Alcock, 1894)ocean · deep-water
61. 61Bathycongrus macrurus (Gilbert, 1891) · Shorthead congerocean · deep-water
62. 62Bathycongrus melanostomus Huang, Ho, Chen & Chan, 2022 · Black mouth congerocean · subtropical
63. 63Bathycongrus nasicus (Alcock, 1894)ocean · deep-water
64. 64Bathycongrus odontostomus (Fowler, 1934) · Toothy congerocean · deep-water
65. 65Bathycongrus parapolyporus Karmovskaya, 2009ocean · tropical
66. 66Bathycongrus parviporus Karmovskaya, 2011ocean · tropical
67. 67Bathycongrus polyporus (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)ocean · deep-water
68. 68Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) · Blackedge congerocean · deep-water
69. 69Bathycongrus thysanochilus (Reid, 1934) · Conger eelocean · deep-water
70. 70Bathycongrus trilineatus (Castle, 1964)ocean · tropical
71. 71Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008ocean · tropical
72. 72Bathycongrus unimaculatus Karmovskaya, 2009ocean · tropical
73. 73Bathycongrus varidens (Garman, 1899) · Largehead congerocean · deep-water
74. 74Bathycongrus vicinalis (Garman, 1899) · Neighbor congerocean · deep-water
75. 75Bathycongrus villosus Smith, Karmovskaya & da Silva, 2020ocean · tropical
76. 76Bathycongrus wallacei (Castle, 1968) · Longnose congerocean · deep-water
77. 77Bathymyrus echinorhynchus Alcock, 1889ocean · tropical
78. 78Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965ocean · tropical
79. 79Bathymyrus smithi Castle, 1968 · Maputo congerbrackish · ocean · deep-water
80. 80Bathyuroconger albus Smith, Ho & Tashiro, 2018 · White large-toothed congerocean · subtropical
81. 81Bathyuroconger dolichosomus Smith, Ho & Tashiro, 2018 · Long-body large-toothed congerocean · subtropical
82. 82Bathyuroconger fowleri Smith, Ho & Tashiro, 2018 · Fowler's large-toothed congerocean · tropical
83. 83Bathyuroconger hawaiiensis Smith, Ho & Tashiro, 2018 · Hawaiian large-toothed congerocean · tropical
84. 84Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis (Fowler, 1934) · Small-gill large-toothed congerocean · deep-water
85. 85Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888) · Large-toothed congerocean · deep-water
86. 86Blachea longicaudalis Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
87. 87Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith, 1980 · Frillgill congerocean · tropical
88. 88Castleichthys auritus Smith, 2004 · Eared congerocean · tropical
89. 89Chiloconger dentatus (Garman, 1899) · Shortsnout congerocean · tropical
90. 90Chiloconger philippinensis Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003ocean · tropical
91. 91Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830 · Longfin African congerbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
92. 92Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) · European congerocean · temperate
93. 93Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)ocean · temperate
94. 94Conger esculentus Poey, 1861 · Grey congerocean · tropical · reef
95. 95Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 · Beach congerocean · temperate
96. 96Conger jordani Kanazawa, 1958ocean · subtropical
97. 97Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958ocean · deep-water
98. 98Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850 · Hawaiian mustache congerocean · tropical · reef
99. 99Conger monganius (Phillipps, 1932)ocean · subtropical
100. 100Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856) · Whitespotted congerocean · temperate
101. 101Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818) · American congerocean · subtropical
102. 102Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958ocean · tropical · reef
103. 103Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837 · Argentine congerocean · subtropical
104. 104Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958ocean · tropical
105. 105Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958 · Manytooth congerocean · tropical · reef
106. 106Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856 · Congerocean · temperate · reef
107. 107Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · Cape congerbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
108. 108Congrhynchus talabonoides Fowler, 1934ocean · deep-water
109. 109Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)ocean · subtropical
110. 110Congriscus marquesaensis Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
111. 111Congriscus megastoma (Günther, 1877)ocean · temperate · reef
112. 112Congrosoma evermanni Garman, 1899 · Evermann's congerocean · deep-water
113. 113Diploconger polystigmatus Kotthaus, 1968 · Headband congerocean · tropical
114. 114Gnathophis andriashevi Karmovskaya, 1990ocean · deep-water
115. 115Gnathophis asanoi Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
116. 116Gnathophis bathytopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 · Blackgut congerocean · deep-water
117. 117Gnathophis bracheatopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 · Longeye congerocean · tropical
118. 118Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856) · Southern congerocean · subtropical
119. 119Gnathophis castlei Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 · Castle's congerocean · deep-water
120. 120Gnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899) · Hardtail congerocean · tropical
121. 121Gnathophis codoniphorus Maul, 1972ocean · deep-water
122. 122Gnathophis ginanago (Asano, 1958)ocean · temperate
123. 123Gnathophis grahami Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 · Graham's congerocean · subtropical
124. 124Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson, 1848) · Little conger eelocean · temperate
125. 125Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)ocean · temperate
126. 126Gnathophis heterolinea (Kotthaus, 1968)ocean · tropical
127. 127Gnathophis leptosomatus Karrer, 1983ocean · deep-water
128. 128Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) · Little congerocean · temperate
129. 129Gnathophis macroporis Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 · Largepore congerocean · temperate
130. 130Gnathophis melanocoelus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000ocean · subtropical
131. 131Gnathophis microps Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 · Smalleye congerocean · deep-water
132. 132Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock, 1894) · Sharknose congerocean · deep-water
133. 133Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809) · Thinlip congerocean · subtropical
134. 134Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000ocean · tropical
135. 135Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
136. 136Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)ocean · tropical · reef
137. 137Gnathophis parini Karmovskaya, 1990ocean · deep-water
138. 138Gnathophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990ocean · subtropical
139. 139Gnathophis tritos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977ocean · deep-water
140. 140Gnathophis umbrellabius (Whitley, 1948) · Umbrella congerocean · tropical
141. 141Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)ocean · temperate
142. 142Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984 · Barnes' garden eelocean · tropical
143. 143Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)ocean · tropical
144. 144Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999 · Speckled garden-eelocean · tropical
145. 145Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980 · Hawaiian garden eelocean · tropical
146. 146Gorgasia inferomaculata (Blache, 1977)ocean · tropical
147. 147Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977ocean · temperate
148. 148Gorgasia klausewitzi Quéro & Saldanha, 1995 · Klausewitz' garden eelocean · tropical
149. 149Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 · Whitespotted garden eelocean · tropical · reef
150. 150Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke, 1951) · Freckled garden eelocean · tropical
151. 151Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981 · Splendid garden eelocean · tropical · reef
152. 152Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 · Peppered garden eelocean · tropical
153. 153Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962ocean · tropical
154. 154Gorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990ocean · subtropical
155. 155Gorgasia thamani Greenfield & Niesz, 2004ocean · tropical
156. 156Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999ocean · tropical
157. 157Heteroconger camelopardalis (Lubbock, 1980)ocean · tropical
158. 158Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974) · White-ring garden eelocean · tropical
159. 159Heteroconger chapmani (Herre, 1923)ocean · tropical
160. 160Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981 · Garden eelocean · tropical
161. 161Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)ocean · deep-water
162. 162Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923) · Cortez garden eelocean · deep-water
163. 163Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999 · Enigma garden eelocean · tropical
164. 164Heteroconger fugax Koeda, Fujii & Motomura, 2018 · Shy garden eelocean · subtropical
165. 165Heteroconger guttatus Allen, Erdmann & Mongdong, 2020 · Spotted garden eelocean · tropical
166. 166Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) · Spotted garden-eelocean · tropical · reef
167. 167Heteroconger klausewitzi (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983) · Galapagos garden eelocean · tropical
168. 168Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall, 1981 · Masked garden eelocean · tropical
169. 169Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870 · Brown garden eelocean · tropical · reef
170. 170Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989 · Yellow garden eelocean · tropical
171. 171Heteroconger mercyae Allen & Erdmann, 2009 · Mercy's garden eelocean · tropical · reef
172. 172Heteroconger obscurus (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) · Obscure garden eelocean · tropical
173. 173Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999 · Speckled garden eelocean · tropical
174. 174Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981 · Black garden eelocean · tropical
175. 175Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868 · Zebra garden eelocean · tropical
176. 176Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall, 1995 · Taylor's garden eelocean · tropical
177. 177Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall, 1999ocean · tropical
178. 178Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall, 1999 · Tricia's garden eelocean · tropical
179. 179Japonoconger africanus (Poll, 1953)ocean · deep-water
180. 180Japonoconger caribbeus Smith & Kanazawa, 1977ocean · deep-water
181. 181Japonoconger sivicolus (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)ocean · deep-water
182. 182Kenyaconger heemstrai Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003ocean · deep-water
183. 183Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton, 1984 · Luminous congerocean · tropical
184. 184Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler, 1934ocean · deep-water
185. 185Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967) · Rubbernose congerocean · tropical
186. 186Macrocephenchelys nigriventris Lin, Shao & Smith, 2018ocean · subtropical
187. 187Macrocephenchelys soela Castle, 1990ocean · tropical
188. 188Macrocephenchelys sumodi Kodeeswaran, Smith, Kumar & Sarkar, 2023ocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
189. 189Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler, 1934)ocean · deep-water
190. 190Parabathymyrus fijiensis Karmovskaya, 2004ocean · deep-water
191. 191Parabathymyrus karrerae Karmovskaya, 1991ocean · deep-water
192. 192Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus Kamohara, 1938ocean · subtropical
193. 193Parabathymyrus oregoni Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 · Flapnose congerocean · tropical
194. 194Parabathymyrus philippinensis Ho, Smith & Shao, 2015ocean · tropical
195. 195Paraconger californiensis Kanazawa, 1961 · Ringeye congerocean · tropical
196. 196Paraconger caudilimbatus (Poey, 1867) · Margintail congerocean · subtropical · reef
197. 197Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa, 1961ocean · tropical
198. 198Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870) · Blackspot congerocean · subtropical
199. 199Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961 · Guinean congerocean · tropical
200. 200Paraconger ophichthys (Garman, 1899)ocean · tropical
201. 201Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946) · Shorttail congerocean · subtropical
202. 202Promyllantor adenensis (Klausewitz, 1991)ocean · deep-water
203. 203Promyllantor atlanticus Karmovskaya, 2006ocean · deep-water
204. 204Promyllantor purpureus Alcock, 1890ocean · deep-water
205. 205Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913) · Purplemouthed congerocean · deep-water
206. 206Rhynchoconger bicoloratus Kodeeswaran, Mohapatra, Kumar & Lal, 2023 · Bicoloured longnose conger eelocean · tropical · newer than the 2023 backbone
207. 207Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)ocean · subtropical
208. 208Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean, 1896) · Yellow congerocean · tropical
209. 209Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951) · Whiptail congerocean · deep-water
210. 210Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman, 1925)ocean · tropical
211. 211Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) · Bignose congerocean · tropical
212. 212Rhynchoconger randalli Acharya, Mohanty, Ray, Mishra & Mohapatra, 2022 · Randall's conger eelocean · tropical
213. 213Rhynchoconger smithi Mohapatra, Ho, Acharya, Ray & Mishra, 2022 · Smith's longnose conger eelocean · tropical
214. 214Rhynchoconger squaliceps (Alcock, 1894) · Small-toothed congerocean · tropical
215. 215Rhynchoconger trewavasae Ben-Tuvia, 1993ocean · deep-water
216. 216Rostroconger macrouriceps Smith, 2018ocean · tropical
217. 217Scalanago lateralis Whitley, 1935 · Ladder eelocean · temperate
218. 218Uroconger drachi (Blache & Bauchot, 1976)ocean · tropical
219. 219Uroconger erythraeus Castle, 1982ocean · deep-water
220. 220Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845) · Slender congerocean · tropical
221. 221Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954 · Threadtail congerocean · subtropical
222. 222Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891 · Deepwater congerocean · deep-water
223. 223Xenomystax austrinus Smith & Kanazawa, 1989ocean · deep-water
224. 224Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)ocean · tropical
225. 225Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989 · Bristletooth congerocean · deep-water
226. 226Xenomystax trucidans Alcock, 1894ocean · deep-water

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.