Slender conger
Uroconger lepturus
- Usual depth50–220 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
The slender conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by John Richardson in 1845, originally under the genus Congrus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean, including the Red Sea, South Africa, and Japan. It dwells at a depth range of 18 to 760 metres, and inhabits sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 52 centimetres (20 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 30 centimetres (12 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50–220 m · Deepest record: 627 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Slender conger, Longtail Conger, slender conger, Yellow Pike-conger
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Congrio Coludo
- French
- Congre Gracile
- Japanese
- Aianago, アイアナゴ
- Korean
- 애붕장어
- Simplified Chinese
- 尖尾鰻, 尖尾鳗, 沙鰻, 海鰻, 狹尾糯鰻, 穴子鰻, 糯米鰻, 臭腥鰻
Other scientific names: Conger lepturus, Congrus lepturus
Similar species
Longfin African congerConger cinereus
- Bandtooth conger
Ariosoma balearicum
- 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).
- 330 open-data records from 1845 to 2025.
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