Whitespotted conger
📖 Overview
Common on coasts of Japan, in sandy-muddy bottoms (also Ref. 11230); most relished among the congrids. Captured and cultured for fishery in Japan.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 142 - 148. Head and body with white spots. Lower jaw moderate in size, premaxillary teeth not exposed when closed. Upper lip groove deep (appearing folded up). Maxillary teeth arranged in almost 1 row. Preanal lateral line pores 39-43 .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitespotted conger is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Whitespotted conger is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Whitespotted conger is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 320 - 830 m . Temperate; 46°N - 19°N, 113°E - 143°E Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korean Peninsula and the East China Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Conger Eel · whitespotted conger · Whitespotted Conger Eel |
| 🌍CES | úhořovec hvězdnatý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Stillehavshavål |
| 🇫🇷French | Congre du Pacifique Nord-ouest |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Gronco a macchie bianche · Grongo a macchie bianche |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Anago · Ma-Anago · Maanago · マアナゴ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 붕장어 · 아나고 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Congro-malhado-do-Pacífico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | белопятнистый морской угорь · Японский конгер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Congrio de Manchas Blancas · Congrio del Pacífico |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 星康吉鰻 · 沙鰻 · 海鰻 · 穴子鰻 · 糯米鰻 · 繁星糯鰻 · 臭腥鰻 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .
👥 Community & Contribute
No observations yet — be the first to log one!
View all observations for Whitespotted conger ↗Spotted incorrect or outdated data? Submit a correction and our editorial team will review it. Approved edits go live within 48 hours.
Found a factual error, broken data, or inappropriate content? Let us know and we will investigate promptly.