esculentus, Conger Poey [F.] 1861:346 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9330 [or 9328]. Poey specimens: ZMB 5971 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:173 [ref. 22926], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195]. •Valid as Conger esculentus Poey 1861 -- (Smith 1989:519 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:744 [ref. 13285], Cervigón 1991:67 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:303 [ref. 23827], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:142 [ref. 25013], Smith 2003:750 [ref. 26989], Mincarone & Smith 2005:59 [ref. 28406], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:26 [ref. 33341], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:50 [ref. 37485], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Conger esculentus Poey 1861. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cuba and Jamaica south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Habitat: marine.