Conger, Bosc, 1817

Smith, David G. & Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2018, Review of the congrid eel genus Conger (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan, Zootaxa 4454 (1), pp. 168-185 : 170

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4454.1.14

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1D808C9B-1180-49D4-8EC0-39645F1A5AB0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5950461

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/823A105A-FFD9-8466-FF62-AB81FA0FE763

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Plazi

scientific name

Conger
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Key to species of Conger View in CoL View at ENA in Taiwan

1a Two or 3 pores (rarely 0 or 1) behind eye; black diagonal streak usually present below eye; rictus under or slightly behind posterior margin of eye; 6th IO pore above and slightly behind rictus, by a distance of less than one pore diameter...................................................................................................... C. cinereus View in CoL

1b No pores behind eye; no black streak below eye; rictus extending to below posterior half of eye; 6th IO pore about level with and well behind rictus, by a distance of several pore diameters.................................................. 2

2a DFO clearly behind tip of pectoral fin; single row of teeth on upper jaw.......................................... 3

2b DFO over or slightly behind pectoral fin; one additional row of teeth on inner side of upper jaw....................... 4

3a Body mostly blackish or dark grayish, vertical fins with white bases and black margins; trunk length 1.4–1.9 times head length; total vertebrae 140–146.......................................................................... C. jordani

3b Body yellowish to grayish, never dark, vertical fins mostly pale to light grayish with clear white margin; trunk length 1.9–2.3 times head length; total vertebrae 131–133....................................................... C. philippinus View in CoL

4a Head small, 12.3–14.9% TL; trunk length 1.5–2.1 times head length; white dots on dorsal surface............. C. myriaster View in CoL

4b Head large, 15.4–17.7% TL; trunk length 1.2–1.6 times head length; dorsal surface uniformly light gray, without white dots........................................................................................ C. macrocephalus View in CoL

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