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Conger erebennus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Conger
Species:	C. erebennus
Binomial name
Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus erebennus Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Conger erebennus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan and the Korean Peninsula, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is also called the "anaconda" アナコンダ ("marine anaconda") in Tokyo, Japan.

Conger erebennus can grow to 134 cm (53 in) in total length.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger erebennus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199326A2583323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199326A2583323.en. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Conger erebennus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conger erebennus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
4. Jordan, David Starr; Snyder, John Otterbein (1901). "A Review of the Apodal Fishes or Eels of Japan, with Descriptions of Nineteen New Species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23 (1239): 886–887.
5. "ダイナンアナゴ". Bouz-Konnyaku (in Japanese).

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