Scientific Name
Conger cinereus  
Pronounce  
Conger cinereus灰糯鰻
by: Yung-Hsu Chang, Hong-Ming Chen
Author Rüppell, 1830 Depth 1 - 100M
Chinese 灰糯鰻 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 糯鰻科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F086 Congridae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 灰康吉鰻 
Max Length 130 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 白鰻、糯米鰻、穴子鰻、臭腥鰻、海鰻、沙鰻 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、South West、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal  Holotype Locality Red Sea 
Synonyms Conger altipinnis, Conger cinereus cinereus, Conger flavipinnatus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);張詠絮,2011。臺灣海域糯鰻之分類研究,國立臺灣海洋大學碩士學位論文。  Kanazawa, R.H. 1961 Robert H. Kanazawa 1961 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List AMNH90055. ASIZP0054973. ASIZP0056623. ASIZP0056903. ASIZP0057461. ASIZP0057701. ASIZP0057962. ASIZP0058008. ASIZP0058985. ASIZP0060201. ASIZP0061155. ASIZP0063600. ASIZP0069766. ASIZP0069770. ASIZP0074972. ASIZP0803283. ASIZP0803284. ASIZP0806519. ASIZP0913283. ASIZP0913284. ASIZP0916519. BPBMI23312. FRIP20093. NMMBP02540. NMMBP02579. NMMSTP00007. NMMSTP00730. NMNSF00522. NTMP0080. NTOU-AE5339. NTOU-AE5596. NTOU-AE5605. NTUM04282. NTUM07615. SU24032. USNM00311259. USNM00311260. ...List all 46 records... 
Barcode2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name White eel; Ashen conger eel; Blacklip conger; Blackedged conger; Conger eel; Ash-colored conger eel; Black-edged conger; Moustache conger; Indian conger eel; Longfin African conger; Mustache conger 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Pectoral fin small. Fin-rays segmented; upper lip folded. Rictus in advance of rear margin of eye. Teeth small, premaxillary teeth not protrude when mouth closed. Teeth conical; upper and lower ⁊aws teeth in a row; vomerine teeth conical, in short band. Dorsal fin origin above midpoint of pectoral. Vertebrae 138-145. Total length 18.4 of body depth, 7.9 of head length; caudal length 1.7f the length from head to trunk; head length 4.7 of snout length; snout length 2.0 of the diameter of eye; Pectoral length 1.7of snout length. Rear of caudal compressed. Anus on anterior half of body. Body brown.
habitats Inhabit in bottoms of coral reef to continental shelf.  
Distribution Pacific. 
Utility No enough quantity for fishery.