Species that contain: Conger and conger [ 91 ] records

altipinnis, Conger Kaup [J. J.] 1856:72 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2129. Paratypes: MNHN B-3155 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810]. Also appeared as new in Kaup 1856:114 [ref. 2573]. Not used as valid after 1900; therefore reversal of precedence in favor of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810], Fricke 1999:68 [ref. 24106]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

anago, Conger Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:259, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3682b. Paralectotypes: RMNH D2022 (1, dry), 3676a-c (3), 3682a (1), 3682c-d (2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:187 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Anago anago (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:91, 317 [ref. 8057], Lee & Joo 1999:27 [ref. 25724], Shinohara et al. 2001:294 [ref. 25995], Choi et al. 2003:145, 493 [ref. 26218], Zhang et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31511]). •Valid as Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:139 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:273 [ref. 24014], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:170 [ref. 27969], Shen [S.-C.] 1998:8 [ref. 23445], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:228 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:228 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:18 [ref. 27712], Shinohara et al. 2005:401 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:138 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:288 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342], Ho et al. 2015:144 [ref. 34130], Motomura et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35490], Karmovskaya 2018:405 [457] [ref. 36153], Smith et al. 2018:87 [ref. 36040], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Kodeeswaran et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38318]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia; Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

anagoides, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1853:76 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.299 (1), E. Indian Arch. Original as anagoïdes. Also appeared in Bleeker 1854:112 [ref. 16924]. •Valid as Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker 1853) (often seen as 1854) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285], Shen 1998:9 [ref. 23445], Suzuki & Hosokawa 1994:2 [ref. 24339], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Lee & Joo 1999:27 [ref. 25724], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:294 [ref. 25995], Choi et al. 2003:145, 493 [ref. 26218], Mundy 2005:139 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:288 [ref. 28997], Zhang et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342], Allen & Erdmann 2012:112 [ref. 31980], Ho et al. 2015:144 [ref. 34130], Allen & Erdmann 2024:123 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker 1853). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to Japan. Habitat: marine.

analis, Conger Poey [F.] 1860:318 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype: MCZ 9325. Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195]. •Valid as Ariosoma anale (Poey 1860) -- (Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:109 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:57 [ref. 23100], Smith 1989:502 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:731 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:156 [ref. 13454], Cervigón 1991:00 [ref. 24472] as analis, Cervigón 1992:302 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:749 [ref. 26989], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Smith 2016:1690 [ref. 34556], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35195], Reiner 2019:76 [ref. 38139], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma anale (Poey 1860). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to northern Brazil and Fernendo de Noronha; eastern Atlantic: including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

angustidens, Congrus Richardson [J.] 1848:110 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH (stuffed) apparently lost. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Zhang et al. 2010:290 [ref. 31511] with genus as Conger, Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

auratus, Conger Costa [O. G.] 1844:Conger p. 6, Pl. 29 (figs. 1-2) [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:241 [ref. 7185], Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:157 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Conger Ranzani [C.] 1839:79 [15], Pl. 13 (figs. 1a-b) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]; ref. 18606] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUB 987. Appeared first without description as Ranzani in Alessandrini 1838:433 [ref. 25852]. Dates to publication in a separate, on p. 15 and Pl. 6 in 1839; journal version in 1840. •Synonym of Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831) -- (Smith 1989:437 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brasiliensis, Conger Kaup [J. J.] 1856:73 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8427. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:115 [ref. 2573]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Conger brasiliensis Ranzani 1840, replaced by Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958. •Objective synonym of Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1989:519 [ref. 13285], Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Gymnothorax Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:529 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazil; India. Non-types or possible syntypes: ZMB 3997 (1), 3984 (1). Based on multiple sources, including "Cvrvatapinima" in Markgraf von Liebstadt 1648:150 [ref. 30347] from Brazil (family Carangidae), and "Conger indicus maculosus" of Willughby 1686:Pl. G10 (fig. 1) [ref. 30164] from India (order Anguilliformes).

candidissimus, Leptocephalus Costa [O. G.] 1832:Leptocephalus p. 2, Pl. 20 (figs. 1-2) [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Gulf of Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

caudalis, Leptocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1912:9, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 1385] Off Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): ANSP 1055. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:64 [ref. 13621]. Genus misspelled in main heading, but correct in figure caption. Locality probably in error (Kanzawa 1958:228 [ref. 12078]). •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

caudicula, Conger Bean [T. H.] in Goode & Bean 1882:435 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 30709. Type catalog: Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]. Appeared first as name only in Goode & Bean 1882:240 [ref. 20598]; then in Jordan & Gilbert 1882:262 [ref. 2472] but without distinguishing features. •Synonym of Paraconger caudilimbatus (Poey 1867) -- (Smith 1989:506 [ref. 13285], but see Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]). Current status: Synonym of Paraconger caudilimbatus (Poey 1867). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Habitat: marine.

chilensis, Conger Guichenot [A.] 1848:339 [Fauna Chilena.... in Gay.; ref. 1939] Copiapó; coast of Chile. •Valid as Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot 1848) -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:142 [ref. 14235], Pequeño 1989:48 [ref. 14125], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:224 [ref. 24555], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:29, 32 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Valid as Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot 1848). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Conger Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] in Klunzinger 1871:607 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Red Sea. Holotype: SMF 766. Validating the name Conger cinereus of Rüppell 1830:115, Pl. 29 [ref. 3843], which was not an independent species description, but a new genus applied to Conger assigned to Muraena cinerea Forsskål 1775, a muraenesocid. First available usage as Conger cinereus Rüppell in Klunzinger 1871 [ref. 2622] -- (Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182]). Authorship changed to Rüppell in Klunzinger, Aug. 2013. Name in prevailing usage. Nomen protectum according to Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 (dated 1830 by authors) -- (Dor 1984:33 [ref. 29757], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:28 [ref. 6441], Castle 1986:164 [ref. 5644], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:141 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125], Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Paulin et al. 1989:74 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:11 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:46 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:76 [ref. 22017], Randall 1995:59 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:54 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:46 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:58 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:68 [ref. 24106], Smith 1999:1687 [ref. 24661], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:5 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:229 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:120 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:7 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:294 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:229 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624] dated 1828, Heemstra et al. 2004:3316 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:101 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:27 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:141 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:291 [ref. 28997], Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182], Fricke et al. 2009:20 [ref. 30213], Zhang et al. 2010:204 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:113 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:251 [ref. 32706] dated 1830, Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988] as cinereus cineereus dated 1828, Duffy & Ahyong 2015:108 [ref. 36167], Ho et al. 2015:146 [ref. 34130], Psomadakis et al. 2015:149 [ref. 34104], Springer & Johnson 2015:604 [ref. 33937], Smith et al. 2016:737 [ref. 34834], Koeda et al. 2016:9 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:49 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:25 [ref. 36273], Smith & Ho 2018:170 [ref. 36044], Arndt & Fricke 2019:14 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:117 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:17 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:283 [ref. 37272], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:515 [ref. 38842], Eudeline 2022:130 [ref. 39191], Smith & Heemstra 2022:90 [ref. 39685], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:483 [ref. 40021], Allen & Erdmann 2024:124 [ref. 40796]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Line Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

communis, Conger Cloquet [H.] 1818:271 (v. 10) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Europe; northern Asia; America; Antilles. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

communis, Conger Costa [O. G.] 1844:Conger p. 2 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] [Napoli] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Published Oct. 1844. •Valid as Conger communis Costa 1844 -- (Herrera 1896:34 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

conger, Anguilla Shaw [G.] 1803:20 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Mediterranean Sea, North Sea. No types known. •Evidently a synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

conger, Muraena Linnaeus [C.] 1758:245 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea, Northeastern Atlantic [original: "in Oceano Europæo"]; localities include Gloucester, England; Marseille, France; Rome, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria. No types known. Lectotype or neotype fixation needed. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:19 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Originally based on multiple species and at least 27 pre-Linnaean sources including Artedi 1738:24 [ref. 30578] and Artedi 1738:40 [ref. 30349] as Muræna supremo margine pinnæ dorsalis nigro; Rondelet 1554:394 [ref. 30354] as Conger, Charleton 1668:125 [ref. 30580] as Myrus, Willughby 1686:111 [ref. 30164] and Ray 1713:37 [ref. 30231] as Conger. •Valid as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Bauchot & Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:569 [ref. 13676], Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454], Santos et al. 1997:23 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:58 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:61 [ref. 24045], Porteiro et al. 1999:27 [ref. 24203], Fricke 1999:19 [ref. 24101], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:33 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:144 [ref. 39343], Golani 2005:17 [ref. 37112], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:24 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:43 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:164 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:19 [ref. 36649], Bañón et al. 2011:262 [ref. 31676], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], Parin et al. 2014:50 [ref. 33547], Goren & Galil 2015:511 [ref. 33910], Bañón et al. 2016:304 [ref. 34397], Smith 2016:1687 [ref. 34556], Martins & Carneiro 2018:22 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:553 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:66 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Reiner 2019:78 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:32 [ref. 37515], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Kovačić et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:50 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:17 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

congricinerei, Leptocephalus D'Ancona [U.] 1928:38, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-2c) [Memoria, Reale Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146; ref. 15917] Red Sea. Holotype: MSNVE P-3. Original as congri cinerei; not listed as a new species and not intended as such. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Dor 1984:33 [ref. 29757]). Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

cylindroideus, Conger Ranzani [C.] 1839:80 [16], Pl. 13 (figs. 2a-b) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]; ref. 18606] Brazilian seas. Holotype (unique): MZUB 988. Appeared first without description as Ranzani in Alessandrini 1838:433 [ref. 25852]. Dates to publication in a separate, on p. 16 and Pl. 6 in 1839; journal version in 1840. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:60 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani 1839) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:386 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:809 [ref. 13285], McCosker 2003:733 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:35 [ref. 27192] dated 1840, McCosker et al. 2012:11 [ref. 31982], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Petry et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34966], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:112 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:58 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Sea south to southeastern Brazil. Habitat: marine.

enchodon, Leptocephalus Lea [E.] 1913:25, Fig. 20; Pl. 4 (no. 3) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7); ref. 14158] North Atlantic, 36°52'N, 39°55'W, station 62, depth 150 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUB 5029. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:146 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Hildebrandia flava (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Froiland 1979:146 [ref. 21547]). •Synonym of Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Smith 1989:529 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:747 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean 1896). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

erebennus, Leptocephalus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:849, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239); ref. 2508] Misaki, Sagami, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6466. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6968 (1), 12924-25 (1, 1); USNM 49866 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:48 [ref. 12291], Smith 1994:9 [ref. 21917]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:549 [ref. 31656]. The paratypes are also paratypes of Conger jordani Kanazawa 1958. •Status uncertain, in Conger (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:28 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:229 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:229 [ref. 26001], Smith et al. 2016:737 [ref. 34834], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857]). Current status: Valid as Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

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.

flavipinnatus, Conger Bennett [E. T.] 1832:168 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1856.2.15.17 [ex Zool. Soc.]. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Fricke 1999:68 [ref. 24106] dated 1830). Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Leptocephalus Storer [D. H.] 1846:524 [Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (new series) v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 18840] Cherryfield, Maine, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Also described as new in Storer 1847:76 [ref. 18838]. •Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

gruncus, Echelus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:65, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:42 [ref. 3595]. •Questionable synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:110 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Uncertain as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae. Habitat: marine.

gussoni, Leptocephalus Cocco [A.] 1829:139 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

hamo, Conger Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:262, Pl. 114 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Southwestern coast of Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2029 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: ?RMNH D2031 (1, dry), D2039 (1, dry), D2354 (1, dry), 3700 (2 heads). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:189 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

hesperius, Leptocephalus wilsoni Whitley [G. P.] 1944:25, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1943-44; ref. 4704] Leighton Beach, near Fremantle, Western Australia (found on beach). Holotype (unique): WAM P.2603-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:7 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:5 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:141 [ref. 12442], Hoese & Gates 2006:292 [ref. 28997], Moore et al. 2009:5 [ref. 30117]). Current status: Synonym of Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

impressus, Conger Poey [F.] 1860:318 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. No types known. •Synonym of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809) -- (Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:157 [ref. 13454], Cervigón 1991:67 [ref. 24472]). Current status: Synonym of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Habitat: marine.

inaequalis, Leptocephalus Facciolà [L.] 1883:7, Pl. 4 (fig. 5) [Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali. Memorié v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 17476] Straits of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5692 (1). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:220 [ref. 20099]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1879:32, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam) v. 18; ref. 460] Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMH 3748. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:414 [ref. 21161]. •Status uncertain -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Conger japonicus Bleeker 1879 -- (Ida in Okamura et al. 1982:61, 318 [ref. 8256], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:28 [ref. 6441], Lee & Joo 1999:28 [ref. 25724], Nakabo 2000:229 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:294 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:229 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:146, 494 [ref. 26218], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:203 [ref. 31511], Kim et al. 2020:57 [ref. 39118]). •Synonym of Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856) -- (Ho et al. 2015:147 [ref. 34130], Smith et al. 2016:734 [ref. 34834]). Current status: Synonym of Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:250, Fig. 4; Pl. 1 (fig. G) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] Misaki, Japan, Albatross. Holotype: USNM 71844. Paratypes: FMNH 62579 [ex USNM 71818] (1); CAS-SU 12924-5 (1, 1), 23466 (1); UMMZ 142803 (1), 165503-04 (?, 1), 165508 (1), 165517 (3), 165521 (2), 165535 (1), 165537 (1); USNM 26250 (1), 49866 (1), 71715-16 (1, 1), 71819 (1), 71843 (1), 71845 (1), 71963 (1), 72003 (1), 163467 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:27 [ref. 12367], Smith 1994:5-6 [ref. 21917]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:549 [ref. 31656]. •Status uncertain -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Conger jordani Kanazawa 1958 -- (Ho et al. 2015:146 [ref. 34130], Smith et al. 2016:737 [ref. 34834], Smith & Ho 2018:173 [ref. 36044], Sonoyama et al. 2020:18 [ref. 37637], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Conger jordani Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to Japan; possibly South Africa (southwestern Indian Ocean). Habitat: marine.

kellersi, Paramyrus Fowler [H. W.] 1932:1, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 81 (no. 2931); ref. 16368] Niuafoou Island, Tonga Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 91870. Type catalog: Smith 1994:10 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

kiusiuanus, Leptocephalus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:851 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239); ref. 2508] Hakata, Chikuzen Province, Kuisiu, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6467. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:48 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Personal communication, David G. Smith, June 2017). Current status: Synonym of Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

labiata, Conger Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:396 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: MNHN A-1233. Type information: Bauchot et al. 1993:113-114 [ref. 20810]. Original as Conger? labiata. •Incertae sedis in Congridae -- (Paxton et al. 1989:143 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810], Gomon et al. 1994:212 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Gates 2006:292 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Synonym of Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

leptognathus, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1858:27, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 10); ref. 360] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.295 (1) Nagasaki. •Valid as Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:145 [ref. 12442], Smith 1999:1672 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:235 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:293 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:235 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:145, 493 [ref. 26218], Paxton et al. 2006:283 [ref. 28995], Zhang et al. 2010:298 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:151 [ref. 34130], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626], Sonoyama et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker 1858). Muraenesocidae. Distribution: Western Pacific, antitropical; southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Conger Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:83, Pl. 43 (fig. 3) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8458. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:117 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831) -- (Smith 1989:437 [ref. 13285], Bauchot et al. 1993:117 [ref. 20810]). Current status: Synonym of Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lineatus, Leptocephalus Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:39, Pl. 86 (fig. 359) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Holyhead, Anglesey, Anglesey County, northwestern Wales, United Kingdom. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

linnei, Conger Malm [A. W.] 1877:591 [ ref. 2881] Original as Linnéi. Tentatively regarded as an unneeded replacement name for Muraena conger Linnaeus 1758 (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy"). Locality Sweden. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Conger Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:692 [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

macrocephalus, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:254, Pl. 1 (fig. M) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] Verde Island passage, Luzon Island, Philippines, 13°34'37"N, 121°07'30"E, Albatross station 5367, depth about 180 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 164334. Type catalog: Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]. •Possibly the same as Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Ho et al. 2015:146 [ref. 34130], Smith et al. 2017:35 [ref. 36260], Smith & Ho 2018:176 [ref. 36044], Ali et al. 2021:195 [ref. 38674], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:515 [ref. 38842], Ali et al. 2022:195 [ref. 39462], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:480 [ref. 40021]). Current status: Valid as Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden (Yemen), Oman, Réunion; Philippines to Taiwan; Samoa. Habitat: marine.

macrops, Conger Günther [A.] 1870:40 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Madeira. Syntypes: ? BMNH 1855.9.19.1270 (1) Bahamas, Liverpool Mus. (1) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Paraconger macrops (Günther 1870) -- (Blache et al. 1973:242 [ref. 7185], Bauchot & Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:571 [ref. 13676], Smith 1989:506 [ref. 13285], Santos et al. 1997:23 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:58 [ref. 24952], Smith 2016:1692 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:67 [ref. 37250], Moreno-Borges et al. 2019:90 [ref. 36587]). Current status: Valid as Paraconger macrops (Günther 1870). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores; Madeira; Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

macropterus, Echelus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:64, Pl. 17 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:42 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:110 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae. Habitat: marine.

maldivensis, Conger Norman [J. R.] 1939:37, Fig. 11 [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Maldive area, station 145, depth 494 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.610-612 (352-mm spec.). Paratypes: BMNH 1939.5.24.610-612 (2 of 3). •Valid as Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939) -- (Adam et al. 1998:8 [ref. 23610], Karmovskaya 2004:S9 [ref. 28053], Kurogi et al. 2015:[6] 244 [ref. 34038], Chow et al. 2016:2209 [ref. 34808], Fricke et al. 2018:50 [ref. 35805], Yanagimoto et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 37970], Mochizuki et al. 2022:147 [ref. 39930]). Current status: Valid as Congriscus maldivensis (Norman 1939). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indo-Werst Pacific: Madagascar and Maldives east to northern Philippines; leptocephali found north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Conger Valenciennes [A.] in Eydoux & Souleyet 1850:201, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2152. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:114 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871, but a valid subspecies -- (Mundy 2005:141 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Randall 2005:27 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:55 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

melanopterus, Conger Kodeeswaran [P.], Smith [D. G.], Dhas [D.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2023:475, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 5244 (no. 5); ref. 40021] Colachel fishing harbour (deep-sea trawl), Indian Ocean, southwest coast of India, 8°10'21.92"N, 77°15'2.98"E. Holotype (unique): NBFGR CONCMEL. •Valid as Conger melanopterus Kodeeswaran, Smith, Dhas, Kumar & Lal 2023. Current status: Valid as Conger melanopterus Kodeeswaran, Smith, Dhas, Kumar & Lal 2023. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southwest coast of India. Habitat: marine.

microstoma, Conger Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:205, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2736. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810], Kottelat 2013:47 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

microstomus, Conger Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:83, Pl. 43 (fig. 4) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8435. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:114 [ref. 20810]. Name written microstoma in list of figures and on figure caption. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

monganius, Leptocephalus Phillipps [W. J.] 1932:230 [The New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16393] Wharf at Mangonui, Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. Holotype: NMNZ P.433. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Conger monganius (Phillipps 1932) -- (Smith & Stewart 2015:276 [ref. 34234]). Current status: Valid as Conger monganius (Phillipps 1932). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

mordax, Conger Poey [F.] 1860:319 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9220. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:174 [ref. 22926]. •Valid as Echiophis mordax (Poey 1860) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:64 [ref. 23100], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993]). •Mention -- (McCosker & Randall 2001:3 [ref. 25635]). •Synonym of Echiophis punctifer (Kaup 1859) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:362 [ref. 13288], Cervigón 1992:372 [ref. 23827] with question). Current status: Synonym of Echiophis punctifer (Kaup 1859). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic (if valid). Habitat: marine.

morrisianus, Leptocephalus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:142, 143, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Holyhead, Great Britain. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

morrisii, Leptocephalus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1150 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] North Atlantic. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

multidens, Conger Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:84, Pl. 44 (fig. 1) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8428. •Synonym of Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

myriaster, Anguilla Brevoort [J. C.] 1856:282 [30], Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253-288, Pls. 3-12 (color) In: M. C. Perry, Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.; ref. 17284] Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. No types known. On p. 30 of separate. Based on a drawing. •Valid as Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:28 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:93, 318 [ref. 8057], Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Cheng & Zhou 1997:98 [ref. 26385], Nakabo 2000:229 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Shimizu 2001:20 [ref. 25799], Shinohara et al. 2001:294 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:229 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:146,494 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:401 [ref. 28370], Zhang et al. 2010:199 [ref. 31511], Shinohara et al. 2014:237 [ref. 33330], Ho et al. 2015:146 [ref. 34130], Motomura et al. 2015:14 [ref. 34709], Smith et al. 2016:737 [ref. 34834], Smith & Ho 2018:178 [ref. 36044], Kim et al. 2020:57 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37637], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:516 [ref. 38842]). Current status: Valid as Conger myriaster (Brevoort 1856). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China and Taiwan to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

neoguinaicus, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1859:22 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6 (art. 2); ref. 14003] Doreh Bay [Doreh], off Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, New Guinea, ca. 0°53'25''S 134°05'29''E. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.324 (1) New Guinea. •Tentatively a synonym of Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman 1896) -- (Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Uncertain as Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman 1896). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Habitat: marine.

nigra, Muraena Risso [A.] 1810:93 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8401 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:116, 130 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

noordziekii, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1857:86 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Prigi, southeastern Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (6) ?BMNH 1867.11.28.290 (1) E. Indian Arch. Not used as valid after 1900; therefore reversal of precedence in favor of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Mundy 2005:141 [ref. 28379] dated 1830). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

novaecaesariensis, Atopichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1912:35, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 14955] Beesley's Point, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 982. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:120 [ref. 13621]. Originally as novae-caesariensis. •Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818). Current status: Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

obtusa, Anguilla (Ophisoma) Swainson [W.] 1839:334, 395 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

occidentalis, Conger DeKay [J. E.] 1842:314, Pl. 53 (fig. 172) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York, U.S.A. Holotype or syntypes: Cabinet of the Lyceum (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

oceanica, Anguilla Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:407 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 17775] Near Block Island, off New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818) -- (Smith 1986:393 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:57 [ref. 23100], Edwards & Glass 1987:628 [ref. 9166], Scott & Scott 1988:82 [ref. 25518], Smith 1989:509 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:742 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:49 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:37 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:64 [ref. 23144], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:300 [ref. 23897], Smith & Tighe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:101 [ref. 26158], Smith 2003:750 [ref. 26989], Moore et al. 2003:174 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807]. Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Conger oceanicus (Mitchill 1818). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; reported from St. Helena. Habitat: marine.

oligoporus, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:251, Pls. 1 (fig. B), 3 (fig. B) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] 200 yards west of Diamond Head lighthouse, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 5-20 feet. Holotype: USNM 162512 [ex UH 1506]. Paratypes: (5) CAS 35772 (1), USNM 163567 (3). Type catalog: Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Mundy 2005:141 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:55 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Conger oligoporus Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands Ridge (Hancock Seamount to Moloka'i) and Johnston Atoll endemic. Habitat: marine.

opistophthalmus, Conger Ranzani [C.] 1839:78 [14], Pl. 12 (figs. 1a-c) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]; ref. 18606] Brazilian Seas [original] or Mediterranean. Holotype (unique): MZUB 989. Appeared first without description as Conger opistophtalmus as Ranzani in Alessandrini 1838:433 [ref. 25852]. Dates to publication in a separate, on p. 14 and Pl. 5 in 1839; journal version in 1840. •Synonym of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:241 [ref. 7185] with locality as Mediterranean). •Valid as Conger opistophthalmus Ranzani 1839 -- (Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Ariosoma opisthophthalmum (Ranzani 1839) -- (Andreata & Séret 1996:582 [ref. 16204] as opisthophtalma and dated 1838, Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27192] as opistophthalmus and dated 1840, Figueroa & Ehrlich 2006:228 [ref. 29812] dated 1840, Pinheiro et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34324], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani 1839). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia (Brazil) south to Uruguay; eastern Atlantic (?). Habitat: marine.

orbignianus, Conger Valenciennes [A.] 1837:Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Atlantic off South America. Holotype or Valenciennes specimens: MNHN 0000-8415 (2) Montivedeo. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:114 [ref. 20810]. Name available from plate as above; description in Valenciennes 1847:10 [ref. 5010] as Conger orbignyanus. Holotype (unique) should be the figured specimen. Pl 12 was published in 1837. •Valid as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:64 [ref. 14235] as orbignyanus, Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:56 [ref. 25942] as orbignyanus, López et al. 2002:62 [ref. 26808] as orbingyanus, Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27192] as orbignyanus, Mincarone & Smith 2005:59 [ref. 28406], Figueroa & Ehrlich 2006:234 [ref. 29812] dated 1847 and as orbignyanus, Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Nión et al. 2016:25 [ref. 35565] as orbignyanus, Fermon et al. 2022:119 [ref. 39448] with question, Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes 1837. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Espiritu Santo (Brazil) south to southern Argentina. Habitat: marine.

oxyrhynchus, Conger Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:203, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8454. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:117 [ref. 20810]. •With question a synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pellucidum, Ophidium Couch [J.] 1832:313, Fig. 65 [Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Minerology, Geology, and Meterology v. 5 (no. 26, art. 3); ref. 18047] Cornwall, England. Syntypes: (4, whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

pellucidus, Lepidopus Risso [A.] 1810:152, Pl. 5 (fig. 19) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN B-0847 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin 1945:375 [ref. 21554]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

philippinus, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:255, Pl. 1 (fig. K) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] Market in Cebu, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 134969. Paratypes: CAS-SU 26848 (1 or 2), 27116 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]. •Possibly the same as Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958 -- (Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Smith & Ho 2018:180 [ref. 36044], Ho et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36050], Prokofiev 2020:26 [22] [ref. 37917]). Current status: Valid as Conger philippinus Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Helmictis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:49, 62 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

punctus, Conger Jenyns [L.] 1842:143 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.12. •Valid as Maynea puncta (Jenyns 1842) -- (Anderson 1988:91 [ref. 6021], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:32 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al. 2011:1019 [ref. 32449]). Current status: Valid as Maynea puncta (Jenyns 1842). Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Eastern South Pacific to western South Atlantic: southern South America. Habitat: marine.

riukiuanus, Leptocephalus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:852, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239); ref. 2508] Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6468. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:48 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Personal communication, David G. Smith, June 2017). Current status: Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

rubescens, Conger Ranzani [C.] 1839:82 [18], Pl. 12 (figs. 2a-c) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]; ref. 18606] Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MZUB 982. Appeared first without description as Ranzani in Alessandrini 1838:433 [ref. 25852]. Dates to publication in a separate, on p. 18 and Pl. 5 in 1839; journal version in 1840. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

savanna, Conger Bancroft [E. N.] 1831:135 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 15966] Jamaica. Holotype: BMNH 1855.12.8.1. Appeared as Conger savanna? with reference to undescribed Muraena savanna Cuvier. Sometimes authorship given as Cuvier 1819; see Muraena savanna. Holotype from James Maclaine 17 Aug. 2015. •Valid as Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831) -- (Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:115 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:59 [ref. 23100], Smith 1989:437 [ref. 13285], Cervigón 1991:71 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:365 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:582 [ref. 16204], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Camargo & Isaac 2001:139 [ref. 27639], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:738 [ref. 26989], Pinheiro et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34324], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:117 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:56 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft 1831). Muraenesocidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean sea south to São Paulo (Brazil). Habitat: brackish, marine.

simulatus, Conger Facciolà [L.] 1913:109 [Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana (3. Ser.) v. 2; ref. 14952] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Uncertain as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

singaporensis, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1852:21 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Singapore. Syntypes: (2). Appeared first without distinguishing features in Bleeker 1852:59 [ref. 16832]. The spelling singapurensis in Bleeker 1864:25 [ref. 4860] is an unjustified emendation or a misspelling. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

sordida, Muraena Cuvier [G.] 1816:233 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:126 [ref. 20810]. Based on Muraena seu conger brasiliensis of Seba 1738, Pl. 69 (fig. 4). •Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:131 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:138 [ref. 19379], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

spallanzani, Leptocephalus Risso [A.] 1810:85 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN B-0847 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:115 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

stenops, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] 1857:150 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Probably from Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype or syntype: MNHN 0000-3414 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1935:104 [ref. 21550], Bauchot et al. 1993:121-122 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185] in part, Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454]). •Synonym of Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:242 [ref. 7185] in part). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

talabon, Conger Cuvier [G.] 1829:350 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatnam, India. No types known. Spelled talabou, but correct spelling is talabon, code art. 33.3.1. •Valid as Muraenesox talabon (Cuvier 1829) -- (Zhang et al. 2010:297 [ref. 31511]). •Valid as Congresox talabon (Cuvier 1829) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:49 [ref. 24860] as telabon, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:89 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:9 [ref. 23448], Smith 1999:1676 [ref. 24661], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:6 [ref. 27710] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Ataur Rahman 2003:63 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:33 [ref. 32989], Ho et al. 2015:150 [ref. 34130] with question, Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:279 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Congresox talabon (Cuvier 1829). Muraenesocidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

talabonoides, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1852:20 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.245 (1), NMV 46509 (1). Original as talabonoïdes. •Valid as Muraenesox talabonoides (Bleeker 1852) -- (Chen et al. 1997:20 [ref. 26476] dated 1857, Zhang et al. 2010:295 [ref. 31511]). •Valid as Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker 1852) -- (Dor 1984:31 [ref. 29757] as talabanoides, Ataur Rahman 1989:48 [ref. 24860] as telabonoides, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:89 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:9 [ref. 23448], Goren & Dor 1994:7 [ref. 25356] as talabanoides, Smith 1999:1676 [ref. 24661], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:63 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989] dated 1852, Psomadakis et al. 2015:150 [ref. 34104], Golani & Fricke 2018:24 [ref. 36273], Suresh et al. 2018:58 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:17 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:279 [ref. 37272], Smith 2022:97 [ref. 39684]). Current status: Valid as Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker 1852). Muraenesocidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to Philippines, north to Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

triporiceps, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:243, Figs. 2-3; Pls. 1D, 4A [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8427. Replacement name for Conger brasiliensis Kaup 1856, preoccupied by Conger brasiliensis Ranzani 1840. •Valid as Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:58 [ref. 23100], Smith 1989:519 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:743 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:38 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:303 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:301 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:142 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:99 [ref. 26784], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:750 [ref. 26989], Smith et al. 2003:9 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:26 [ref. 33341], Carneiro et al. 2019:66 [ref. 37250], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil); larvae straying to Madeira (eastern Atlantic). Habitat: marine.

urolophus, Conger Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:260, Pl. 114 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3688a. Paralectotypes: RMNH 3688b (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:187 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Ophichthus urolophus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Ida in Okamura et al. 1982:63, 319 [ref. 8256] as Ophichthys, Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:32 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:103, 324 [ref. 8057], Lee & Asano 1997:551 [ref. 23711], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:223 [ref. 25086], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Sumida & Machida 2000:54 [ref. 26006], Shinohara et al. 2001:293 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:223 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:143, 492 [ref. 26218], Tang & Zhang 2002:855 [ref. 26492], Tang & Zhang 2004:21 [ref. 27889], Shinohara et al. 2005:400 [ref. 28370], McCosker et al. 2006:272 [ref. 29006], McCosker 2010:37 [ref. 30840], Zhang et al. 2010:343 [ref. 31511], McCosker et al. 2012:7 [ref. 31982], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Shinohara et al. 2014:236 [ref. 33330], McCosker & Ho 2015:73 [ref. 34123], Ho et al. 2015:174 [ref. 34130], Hibino et al. 2019:303 [ref. 36433], Vo et al. 2019:10 [ref. 37206], Kim et al. 2020:55 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37637], Ji et al. 2021:243 [ref. 39406], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:523 [ref. 38842], Vo & Ho 2021:77 [ref. 38193]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus urolophus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

uropterus, Conger Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:261 [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3689. Type information: Boeseman 1947:188 [ref. 12876]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:60 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Myrophis uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Machida in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:101, 322 [ref. 8057], Myers 1999:56 [ref. 23965]). •Valid as Echelus uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:30 [ref. 6441], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:224 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:293 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:224 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:143, 491 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:400 [ref. 28370], McCosker et al. 2006:268 [ref. 29006], Shao et al. 2008:238 [ref. 29952], Ho et al. 2010:27 [ref. 31218], Zhang et al. 2010:327 [ref. 31511], Shinohara et al. 2011:39 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:236 [ref. 33330], McCosker & Ho 2015:72 [ref. 34123], Ho et al. 2015:168 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], Kim et al. 2020:53 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37637], Ji et al. 2021:241 [ref. 39406], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:523 [ref. 38842], McCosker 2022:111 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Echelus uropterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel, Aldabra (Seychelles) and Madagascar; China and Taiwan to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

verreauxi, Conger Kaup [J. J.] 1856:72 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:129 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:115 [ref. 2573]. •Valid as Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:141 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Paulin et al. 1989:74 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:105 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:30 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:212 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Gates 2006:292 [ref. 28997], Smith 2008:176 [ref. 30621], Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Smith & Stewart 2015:277 [ref. 34234]). Current status: Valid as Conger verreauxi Kaup 1856. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia and New Zealand, Raoul Island and ? New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

verrens, Veternio Snyder [J. O.] 1904:516, Pl. 2 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50862. •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871 -- (Smith 1994:12 [ref. 21917] dated 1830). •Synonym of Conger cinereus Rüppell 1871, subspecies marginatus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Mundy 2005:141 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850. Current status: Synonym of Conger marginatus Valenciennes 1850. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

verus, Conger Risso [A.] 1827:201 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:159 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

vitreus, Leptocephalus Kölliker [R. A. von] 1853:360 [Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie v. 4 (no. 6); ref. 13614] North Atlantic. Syntypes: (20). •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:240 [ref. 7185], Smith 1990:160 [ref. 13454]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Conger Yarrell [W.] 1832:158 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 17746] Substitute name (to avoid Strickland tautonymy). •Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:239 [ref. 7185], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:33 [ref. 26753], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:19 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Synonym of Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Conger Gistel [J.] 1848:104 [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] No locality. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Conger vulgaris Yarrell 1832. 1°Homonym. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

wilsoni, Gymnothorax Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Banning) 1801:529 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:70 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Needs more research, including the status of its 3 synonyms; a neotype or petition might be needed to continue usage in Congridae. •Nomen dubium in Muraenidae -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380]). •Valid as Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Castle 1975:21 [ref. 25984], Castle 1986:164 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:141 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:515 [ref. 13285], Paulin et al. 1989:74 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:105 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:30 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Gomon et al. 1994:212 [ref. 22532], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:76 [ref. 22017], Fricke 1999:70 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:722 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Heemstra et al. 2004:3316 [ref. 27945], Andrew et al. 1995:11 [ref. 38009], Hoese & Gates 2006:292 [ref. 28997], Randall 2007:56 [ref. 30952] with author as Schneider, Fricke et al. 2009:20 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:108 [ref. 36167], Arndt & Fricke 2019:14 [ref. 36883], Hoschke et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36626] as "wilsoni", Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:483 [ref. 40021]). Current status: Valid as Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Gough Island; Indo-West Pacific (southern warm temperate waters): Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) to southern Mozambique and Mascarenes; southern Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Zealand east to Kermadec Islands and Tuvalu; possibly Japan. Habitat: marine.