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Summary for Conger wilsoni Larvae
Cape conger

Conger  wilsoni  (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Family:	Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order:	Anguilliformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Cape conger
Distribution:	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.
Adult biology:	Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Demersal on rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Flesh highly esteemed.
Diagnosis:	Leptocephalus larva. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	tropical
Main Ref:	Castle, P.H.J.. 1986. (Ref. 5323)
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	Entered: Froese, Rainer

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

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