Family Congridae - Conger and garden eels
  Order
:
Congridae Congridae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 29 | Species : 214 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; mostly in deep or temperate waters and are valued as food fishes. Morphology: Body without scales; lateral line complete. Usually with pectoral fins. Branchiostegal rays 8-22. Vertebrae 105-225. Bahaviour: Occur in colonies in sand where they live individually in burrows from which they protrude to feed on plankton; also feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, primarily at night. Mating and spawning apparently takes place without any lengthy migration. Leptocephali (larvae) showed curling behavior which make them resemble gelatinous zooplankton, e.g. jellyfishes, in observations made at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea. This behavior could be an evolved response to threats by potential predators according to this study (Ref. 99222). Observations of the curling bahavior were captured in this video link: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Leptocephalus-curling-behavior
  Etymology
:
Latin, conger = conger ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | | Elopomorpha | | | | | | | | | | Anguilliformes | | | Congridae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
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[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Congridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Congrinae
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraena nigra Risso, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger niger (Risso, 1810)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger verus Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839)
synonymjuniornew
Conger communis Costa, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Gymnothorax wilsoni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Leptocephalus wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Conger conger (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)
acceptedseniornew
Anguilla oceanica Mitchill, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
Conger oceanica (Mitchill, 1818)
synonymseniornew
Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Conger flavipinnatus Bennett, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
acceptedseniororiginal
Leptocephalus orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1837)
synonymseniornew
! Conger orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
Conger multidens Castelnau, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger cinereus marginatus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniorchange in species
Conger cinereus (non Rüppell, 1830)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Conger verreauxi Kaup, 1856
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus erebennus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Conger monganius (Phillipps, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
Conger jordani Kanazawa, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Congriscus megastoma (Günther, 1877)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Congriscus megastomus (Günther, 1877)
synonymseniornew
Thalassenchelys coheni Castle & Raju, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Thalassenchelys foliaceus Castle & Raju, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Congriscus marquesaensis Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
Conger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
synonymseniornew
Uroconger syringinus Ginsburg, 1954
acceptedseniororiginal
Uroconger vicinus (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Uroconger drachi (Blache & Bauchot, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Paruroconger drachi Blache & Bauchot, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena mystax Delaroche, 1809
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Bathycongrus mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Conger mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Congermuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
! Congromuraena mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
! Gnatophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
Congrus habenatus Richardson, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma habenata (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Poutawa habenata (Richardson, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Gnatophis capensis (Kaup, 1856)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma australis (Barnard, 1923)
synonymjuniornew
Ariosoma balearica (non Delaroche, 1809)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Congromuraena longicauda Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis longicaudus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Atopichthys cinctus Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus nystromi Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis nystromi nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchocymba nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchocymba nystromi nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis umbrellabius (Whitley, 1948)
acceptedseniornew
! Fimbriceps umbrellabia Whitley, 1948
synonymseniororiginal
! Gnathophis umbrellabia (Whitley, 1948)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
Arisoma nystromi xenica Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis ginanago (Asano, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Gnathophis heterolinea (Kotthaus, 1968)
acceptedseniornew
Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis bathytopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis bracheatopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis tritos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis andriashevi Karmovskaya, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gnatophis andriashevi Karmovskaya, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis parini Karmovskaya, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gnatophis parini Karmovskaya, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gnatophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathophis castlei Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis grahami Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis macroporis Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis melanocoelus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis microps Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis asanoi Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma purpureus (Alcock, 1890)
synonymseniornew
Promyllantor adenensis (Klausewitz, 1991)
acceptedseniornew
Bathycongrellus adenensis Klausewitz, 1991
synonymseniororiginal
Promyllantor atlanticus Karmovskaya, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Xenomystax austrinus Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
! Xenomystax congriodes Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
synonymseniororiginal
Bathycongrus nasicus (Alcock, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma guttulata (Günther, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Conger guttulata (Günther, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Congrellus guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Rhechias guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Congrellus roosendaali Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathycongrus roosendaali (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Congromuraena longicauda (non Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathycongrus macrocercus (non Alcock, 1894)
misappliedmisappliednew
Congromuraena macrocercus (non Alcock, 1894)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Congermuraena aequorea (non Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Leptocephalus aequoreus (non Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Bathycongrus macrurus (Gilbert, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisoma macrurum Gilbert, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Bathycongrus aequoreus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Congermuraena aequorea Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
! Congermuraena aequoreus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Rhechias armiger Jordan, 1921
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathycongrus varidens (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Uroconger varidens Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Bathycongrus vicinalis (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Uroconger vicinalis Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Rhechias vicinalis (Garman, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Uroconger vicinus (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus retrotinctus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Rhechias retrotincta (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
synonymseniornew
Bathycongrus randalli Ben-Tuvia, 1993
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma bleekeri (Fowler, 1934)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Rhechias bertini (Poll, 1953)
synonymseniornew
Taenioconger longissimus (non Günther, 1870)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Bathycongrus wallacei (Castle, 1968)
acceptedseniornew
Congrina wallacei Castle, 1968
synonymseniororiginal
Rhechias wallacei (Castle, 1968)
synonymseniornew
Bathycongrus baranesi Ben-Tuvia, 1993
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathycongrus bullisi (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Rhechias bullisi Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Bathycongrus polyporus (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Rhechias polypora Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus longicavis Karmovskaya, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus parapolyporus Karmovskaya, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus unimaculatus Karmovskaya, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus parviporus Karmovskaya, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus albimarginatus Huang, Smith, Chang & Chen, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus bimaculatus Smith & Ho, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus brunneus Huang, Ho & Chen, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus castlei Smith & Ho, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus graciliceps Smith & Ho, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus villosus Smith, Karmovskaya & da Silva, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathycongrus melanostomus Huang, Ho, Chen & Chan, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Promyllantor schmitti Hildebrand, 1940
synonymjuniororiginal
Myrus pachyrhynchus (non Vaillant, 1888)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus ectenurus Jordan & Richardson, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Rhynchocymba ectenura (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisoma nitens Jordan & Bollman, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
Hildebrandia nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Congermuraena flava Goode & Bean, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Congrina flava (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Hildebrandia flava (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Rhechias flava (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger flava (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman, 1925)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Hildebrandia guppyi (Norman, 1925)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
Congrina gracilior Ginsburg, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
Hildebrandia gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951)
synonymseniornew
Rhynchoconger trewavasae Ben-Tuvia, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Uroconger vicinus Vaillant, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
Uroconger braueri Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathyuroconger braueri (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Rhynchoconger brevirostris Chen & Weng, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Macrocephenchelys nigriventris Lin, Shao & Smith, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Macrocephenchelys sumodi Kodeeswaran, Smith, Kumar & Sarkar, 2023
acceptedseniororiginal
Scalanago lateralis Whitley, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Bassinago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948
synonymseniororiginal
Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma albescens (Barnard, 1923)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma balearica (non Delaroche, 1809)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya, 1990)
acceptedseniornew
Pseudoxenomystax nielseni Karmovskaya, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Japonoconger sivicolus (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
Arisoma sivicola Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Japonoconger caribbeus Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Acromycter alcocki (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Promyllantor alcocki Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Acromycter nezumi (Asano, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Acromycter longipectoralis Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Blachea longicaudalis Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathymyrinae
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathymyrus smithi Castle, 1968
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena balearica Delaroche, 1809
synonymseniororiginal
Conger balearicus (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Congermuraena balearica (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Congrellus balearicus (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Ophisoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
! Arisoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
! Congromuraena balearica (Delaroche, 1809)
synonymseniornew
Echelus ciuciara Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraena cassini Risso, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger cassini (Risso, 1810)
synonymjuniornew
Ophisoma acuta Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger auratus Costa, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Conger impressus Poey, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma impressa (Poey, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Ophiosoma impressus (Poey, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Ophisoma impressus (Poey, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
! Congromuraena impressa (Poey, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Leptocephalus inornatus Facciolà, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus affinis Facciolà, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus eckmani Strömman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
! Leptocephalus ekmani Strömman, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus rex Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus microphthalmus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma minor Howell Rivero, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma somaliense Kotthaus, 1968
synonymjuniororiginal
Leptocephalus scheelei (non Strömman, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ariosoma opistophthalmus (Ranzani, 1839)
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Conger anago Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Anago anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
synonymseniornew
! Ariosome anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Alloconger anagoides (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Conger anagoides Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Alloconger anagoides (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860)
acceptedseniornew
Conger analis Poey, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma analis (Poey, 1860)
synonymseniornew
Cynoponticus ferox (non Costa, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ariosoma mellissii (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma mellissi (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ariosoma fasciatus (Günther, 1872)
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma nancyae Shen, 1998
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma marginatum (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
acceptedseniornew
Congrogadus marginatus Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
synonymseniororiginal
Congrellus bowersi Jenkins, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Ariosoma bowersi (Jenkins, 1903)
synonymjuniornew
Ariosoma prorigerum (Gilbert, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Ophisoma prorigerum Gilbert, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
Japonoconger proriger (Gilbert, 1891)
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus scheelei Strömman, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Congermuraena anago (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Congrellus gilberti Ogilby, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma meeki (Jordan & Snyder, 1900)
acceptedseniornew
Congrellus meeki Jordan & Snyder, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
! Ariosome meeki (Jordan & Snyder, 1900)
synonymseniornew
Anago anago (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ariosoma anago (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus mauritianus Pappenheim, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
! Leptocephalus mauritianum Pappenheim, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma anago (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
misappliedmisappliednew
Congermuraena anago (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ariosoma howensis (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Congermuraena howensis McCulloch & Waite, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma obud Herre, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma sanzoi (D'Ancona, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus sanzoi D'Ancona, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma megalops Fowler, 1938
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma nigrimanum Norman, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ariosoma nigrimanus Norman, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma majus (Asano, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Ariosoma major (Asano, 1958)
synonymseniornew
Alloconger shiroanago (non Asano, 1958)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ariosoma shiroanago (Asano, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Ariosoma coquettei Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma gnanadossi Talwar & Mukherjee, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma bauchotae Karrer, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma sokotranum Karmovskaya, 1991
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma anagoides (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ariosoma emmae Smith & Ho, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Ariosoma melanospilos Kodeeswaran, Jayakumar, Akash, Kumar & Lal, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Myrophis macrophthalmus (Kamohara, 1938)
ambiguoushomonymnew
acceptedseniornew
! Arisoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Parabathymyrus oregoni Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Parabathymyrus karrerae Karmovskaya, 1991
acceptedseniororiginal
Parabathymyrus fijiensis Karmovskaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Parabathymyrus philippinensis Ho, Smith & Shao, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Chiloconger dentatus (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Paraconger dentatus (Garman, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Atopichthys obtusus Garman, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Chiloconger obtusus (Garman, 1899)
synonymjuniornew
Gorgasia obtusa (Garman, 1899)
synonymjuniornew
Chiloconger labiatus Myers & Wade, 1941
synonymjuniororiginal
Chiloconger philippinensis Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Chiloconger sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Paraconger macrops (Günther, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Conger macrops Günther, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Paraconger ophichthys (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Paraconger similis (Wade, 1946)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa, 1961
acceptedseniororiginal
Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961
acceptedseniororiginal
Conger macrops (non Günther, 1870)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Kenyaconger heemstrai Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Heterocongrinae
Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
Taenioconger halis (Böhlke, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
! Nystatichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957)
synonymjuniornew
Heteroconger chapmani (Herre, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Taenioconger digueti Pellegrin, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
acceptedseniornew
Xarifania hassi Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Taenioconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
synonymseniornew
! Taenioconger haasi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
synonymseniornew
Leptocephalus maculatus Della Croce & Castle, 1966
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteroconger obscurus (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
acceptedseniornew
Xarifania obscura Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974)
acceptedseniornew
Taenioconger canabus Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger klausewitzi (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983)
acceptedseniornew
Taenioconger klausewitzi Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger mercyae Allen & Erdmann, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger fugax Koeda, Fujii & Motomura, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroconger lentiginosus (non Böhlke & Randall, 1981)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Heteroconger guttatus Allen, Erdmann & Mongdong, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke, 1951)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Gorgasia naeocepaeus (Böhlke, 1951)
synonymseniornew
Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gorgasia maculate Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
! Gorgasia maculatus Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia klausewitzi Quéro & Saldanha, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia maculata (non Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Gorgasia sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Gorgasia naeocepaea (non Böhlke, 1951)
misappliedmisappliednew
Gorgasia thamani Greenfield & Niesz, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
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