Conger esculentus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels còngrids.[4]
Menja peixos.[5]
És un peix marí, associat als esculls i de clima tropical que viu entre 120 i 400 m de fondària.[5][8]
Es troba a l'Atlàntic occidental central: Cuba, Jamaica, Aruba, Bermuda, el Brasil, Colòmbia, Curaçao, la Guaiana Francesa, Guaiana, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinitat i Tobago i Veneçuela.[9][7][10][11][12][13]
Es comercialitza fresc i en salaó.[5]
És inofensiu per als humans.[5]
The grey conger (Conger esculentus), also known as the Antillean conger or simply the conger eel,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1861.[4] It is a tropical and subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Cuba, Jamaica, and throughout northern South America. It dwells at a depth range of 120–400 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting coral reefs and rocky regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 160 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 90 centimetres.[3]
The grey conger feeds predominantly on finfish.[5] It supports a minor commercial food fish fishery, it can be consumed fresh or can be salted.[3]
The grey conger (Conger esculentus), also known as the Antillean conger or simply the conger eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Felipe Poey in 1861. It is a tropical and subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Cuba, Jamaica, and throughout northern South America. It dwells at a depth range of 120–400 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting coral reefs and rocky regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 160 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 90 centimetres.
The grey conger feeds predominantly on finfish. It supports a minor commercial food fish fishery, it can be consumed fresh or can be salted.
De grijze kongeraal (Conger esculentus) is een straalvinnige vis die behoort tot de zeepalingen (Congridae). De vis kan een lengte bereiken van 160 cm.
De grijze kongeraal is een zoutwatervis. De vis prefereert een tropisch klimaat en leeft hoofdzakelijk in de Atlantische Oceaan. De diepteverspreiding is tot 100 m onder het wateroppervlak.
De grijze kongeraal is voor de visserij van beperkt commercieel belang. In de hengelsport wordt er weinig op de vis gejaagd.
De grijze kongeraal (Conger esculentus) is een straalvinnige vis die behoort tot de zeepalingen (Congridae). De vis kan een lengte bereiken van 160 cm.
