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Longfin African conger
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. cinereus
Binomial name
Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms
Conger altipinnis Kaup, 1856 Conger cinereus cinereus Rüppell, 1830 Conger cinereus marginatus Valenciennes, 1850 Conger flavipinnatus Bennett, 1832 Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850

The longfin African conger (Conger cinereus) or blacklip conger, is an eel of the family Congridae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Easter islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island, at depths down to 80 m. Length is up to 1.3 m.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199200A2568888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199200A2568888.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conger cinereus". FishBase. May 2006 version.

External links

• Fishes of Australia : Conger cinereus
• Photos of Longfin African conger on Sealife Collection

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