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Found on rocky and sandy bottoms . Depth range from 0-500 m and from 300-1100 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. It stays near the coast when young and moves toward deeper waters upon reaching adulthood. A nocturnal predator of fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.
Synonyms:
Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839
Conger communis Costa, 1844
Conger niger (Risso, 1810)
Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1840
Conger verus Risso, 1827
Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832
Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832
Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829
Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883
Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788
Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789
Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832)
Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810
Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856
Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853
Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758
Muraena nigra Risso, 1810
Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832
Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Congrinae (Subfamily) > Conger (Genus)