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Catalog of Fishes

Species that contain: Leptocephalus and conger [ 18 ] records

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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