Lined Conger
Bathycongrus guttulatus
- Usual depth302–880 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The lined conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Albert Günther in 1887, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 270–1270 metres.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 302–880 m · Deepest record: 1,344 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lined Conger
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 小斑深海康吉鰻, 小斑深海糯鰻, 沙鰻, 海鰻, 穴子鰻, 糯米鰻, 臭腥鰻
Other scientific names: Ariosoma guttulata, Bathycongrus roosendaali, Bathycongrus stimpsoni, Conger guttulata, Congrellus guttulatus, Congrellus roosendaali, Congromuraena guttulata, Rhechias guttulatus
Similar species
- Blackedge Conger
Bathycongrus retrotinctus
- Longnose conger
Bathycongrus wallacei
Longfin African congerConger cinereus
- Black spotted garden eel
Heteroconger hassi
- Darkfin Conger
Ariosoma anago
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 117 open-data records from 1908 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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