The Congrinae are a subfamily of
eels
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order (biology), order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 Family (biology), families, 164 genus, genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the earl ...
in the family
Congridae
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family in ...
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Genera
Congrinae contains the following genera:
* ''
Acromycter''
D. G. Smith & Kanazawa
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Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
, 1977
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Bassanago''
Whitley, 1948
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Bathycongrus''
Ogilby, 1898
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Bathyuroconger''
Fowler, 1934
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Blachea''
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& D. G. Smith, 1980
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Castleichthys''
D. G. Smith, 2004
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Conger
''Conger'' ( ) is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to or more in length, in the case of the European conger. Large congers have often been observed by divers during the day in parts of t ...
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Bosc, 1817
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Congrhynchus''
Fowler, 1934
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Congriscus''
D.S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925
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Congrosoma''
Garman, 1899
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Diploconger
''Diploconger polystigmatus'', or the headband conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Diploconger''. It is only found in the Indian Ocean off the western Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean ...
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Kotthaus, 1968
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Gavialiceps''
Alcock, 1889
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Gnathophis''
Kaup, 1860.
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Japonoconger''
Asano, 1958
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Lumiconger''
Castle
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& Paxton, 1984
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Macrocephenchelys''
Fowler, 1934
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Paruroconger''
Blache & Bauchot, 1976
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Promyllantor''
Alcock, 1890
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Pseudophichthys''
Roule, 1915
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Rhynchoconger''
D. S. Jordan & C.L. Hubbs, 1925
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Scalanago''
Whitley, 1935
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Uroconger
''Uroconger'' is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species:
* ''Uroconger erythraeus'' Peter Henry John Castle, Castle, 1982
* ''Uroconger lepturus'' (John Richardson (naturalist), J. Richardson, 1845) ...
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Kaup, 1856
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Xenomystax''
Gilbert, 1891
References
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Congridae