Rubbernose Conger
Macrocephenchelys brevirostris
- Usual depth127–360 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The Rubbernose conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 280 to 440 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.7 centimetres (1.20 ft).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Rubbernose 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: 7 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 127–360 m · Deepest record: 360 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Rubbernose Conger
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 沙鰻, 海鰻, 短吻大頭糯鰻, 穴子鰻, 糯米鰻, 臭腥鰻
Other scientific names: Rhynchoconger brevirostris
Similar species
CongerConger conger
Bandtooth congerAriosoma balearicum
Swollenhead CongerBassanago bulbiceps
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).
- 62 open-data records from 1980 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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