Longnose conger
Bathycongrus wallacei
- Usual depth154–370 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, September, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The Longnose conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968, originally under the genus Congrina. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Mozambique, Natal, South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 250–500 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Longnose conger”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 154–370 m · Deepest record: 510 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longnose conger
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Nisetsumaguroanago, ニセツマグロアナゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 沙鰻, 海鰻, 瓦氏深海康吉鰻, 瓦氏深海糯鰻, 穴子鰻, 糯米鰻, 臭腥鰻
Other scientific names: Bathycongrus baranesi, Congrina wallacei, Rhechias wallacei
Similar species
- Lined Conger
Bathycongrus guttulatus
- Blackedge Conger
Bathycongrus retrotinctus
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).
- 52 open-data records from 1960 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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