BrackishSaltwater
Longfin African conger
Conger cinereus
Congridae, Congrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 140 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 57,575 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, and 44 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Solitary species common on reef flats and seagrass beds of shallow lagoons but ranges to depths of 80 m on outer reef slopes. Also found in estuaries. Feeds on fish and crustaceans at night, assuming a pattern of broad dark grey bars. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Conger altipinnis
- Conger cinereus cinereus
- Conger flavipinnatus
In other languages
- Langfinnet afrikansk havål
- Harmaameriankerias
- Ash-colored conger eel, Ashen conger eel, Ashen conger-eel, Black-edged conger, Blackedged conger, Blacklip conger, Conger eel, Indian conger eel, Longfin conger, Moustache conger
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.