Conger myriaster
| Whitespotted conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. myriaster |
| Binomial name | |
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Conger myriaster Brevoort, 1856 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856 |
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Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856
Astroconger myriaster Brevoort, 1856
Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879
Whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) (Japanese name: ma-anago) is in the family of conger eels, widespread in the Northwest Pacific near the coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, and the East China Sea. C. myriaster inhabits shallow sea bottom sand and mud. It is also consumed as food and is a common item on menus in Japan and abroad as anago. Its maximum total length is 100 cm.
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