Conger macrocephalus Kanazawa, 1958
Conger macrocephalus
photo by Bucol, A.A.

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
Max. size:  80.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 203 - 329 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality: Verde Island passage, Luzon. Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664).


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