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Summary for Conger conger Larvae
European conger

Conger  conger  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order:	Anguilliformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	European conger
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Senegal. Also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Adult biology:	Found on rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 12382). Depth range from 0-500 m (Ref. 4453) and from 305-1171 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). It stays near the coast when young and moves toward deeper waters upon reaching adulthood (Ref. 5377). A nocturnal (Ref. 12382) predator of fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods (Ref. 6521). Marketed fresh and frozen. Eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9988). Like other species of the group, it reproduces only once in its life (Ref. 5377). Sexually mature at an age of 5-15 years. Spawn in summer in the Atlantic off Portugal and in the Mediterranean. Produces 3-8 million of eggs (Ref. 35388).
Diagnosis:	At 8 mm 7 large dots along the intestine, 10 smaller dots behind the anus and others on the caudal fin. 148-155 myomeres. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	temperate; 68°N - 12°N
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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