Cape conger
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Demersal on rocky reefs . Flesh highly esteemed. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 140 - 142. Brownish grey dorsally, creamy white ventrally. Wide dusky margin on median fins.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cape conger is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique to the Cape of Good Hope; also Maldives.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cape conger · Common Conger · Common Conger-eel · Conger Eel · Eastern Conger · European Conger Eel · Moray · Northern Conger · Short-finned Conger Eel · Short-finned Conger-eel · Wilson's Conger Eel |
| 🌍CES | úhořovec Wilsonův · úhořovec monganský |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Gronco del Capo · Grongo del Capo |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Congro-do-cabo |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Капский конгер · Конгер Вильсона |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Congrio · Congrio de Wilson · Congro |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conger labiata | Castelnau | 1879 | Synonym |
| Gymnothorax wilsoni | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Leptocephalus wilsoni | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 16 records indexed .
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