Conger conger, European conger : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)

European conger
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Conger: Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 1171 m (Ref. 56504). Temperate; 68°N - 12°N, 32°W - 42°E

Utbredning Territorier | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Senegal. Also in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder

Könsmognad: Lm 200.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 300 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4453); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4645); common length :150 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 110.0 kg (Ref. 35388)

Kort beskrivning Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri


Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 12382). Depth range from 0-500 m (Ref. 4453) and from 305-1171 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). It stays near the coast when young and moves toward deeper waters upon reaching adulthood (Ref. 5377). A nocturnal (Ref. 12382) predator of fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods (Ref. 6521). Like other species of the group, it reproduces only once in its life (Ref. 5377). Sexually mature at an age of 5-15 years. Spawn in summer in the Atlantic off Portugal and in the Mediterranean. Produces 3-8 million of eggs (Ref. 35388). Marketed fresh and frozen. Eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9988).

Livscykel och parningsbeteende Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver

Semelparous. (Ref. 5377). Eggs are deposited in the open sea, at depths between 2,000 and 3,000 m (Ref. 12382).

Huvudreferens Ladda upp dina referenser | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Smith, D.G., 1990. Congridae. p. 156-167. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4453)

Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 October 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Hot mot människor

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)





Mänskliga användningsområden

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Ytterligare information

Livscykel
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Mognad/Gills rel.
Fekunditet
Lek
Lekande aggregat
Ägg
Utveckling av ägg
Larver
Larvdynamik
Utbredning
Territorier
FAO områden
Ekosystem
Förekomster
Utplanteringar
BRUVS - Videor
Anatomi
Gälyta
Hjärna
Otolit
Fysiologi
Kroppssammansättning
Näringsämnen
Syreförbrukning
Typ av simning
Simhastighet
Visuella pigment
Ljud från fisk
Sjukdomar & Parasiter
Toxicitet (LC50)
Genetik
Genom
Genetik
Heterozygositet
Ärftlighet
Genetisk mångfald
Människorelaterad
Vattenbrukssystem
Vattenbruksprofiler
Avelslinjer
Ciguatera-fall
Frimärken, mynt, diverse.
Uppsökande verksamhet
Medarbetare
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald
(Ref. 82804)
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00042 (0.00033 - 0.00052), b=3.28 (3.22 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå
(Ref. 69278)
4.3   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time 17.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens
(Ref. 120179)
Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.06; tm=5-15 (female tm>10); Fec=3,000,000).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.35, 95% CL = 0.23 - 0.53, Based on 7 data-limited stock assessments.
Sårbarhet i fisket
(Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (86 of 100). 🛈
Sårbarhet för klimatet
(Ref. 125649)
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈
Priskategori
(Ref. 80766)
Medium.
Näringsämnen
(Ref. 124155)
Calcium = 10.9 [6.6, 19.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.259 [0.148, 0.441] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.3, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.482 [0.219, 1.328] g/100g; Selenium = 39.3 [20.9, 74.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.33 [2.17, 33.01] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.278 [0.200, 0.398] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.