European conger
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The European conger is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.
European conger
Conger conger Gervais
Conger conger and a Mediterranean moray eel in one hole, at the Protected Marine Area of Portofino
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Moray eel
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Moray eels, or Muraenidae, are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 16 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regular
European conger
…160 kg (350 lb), making them the largest eels in the world by weight. They can be rivaled or marginally exceeded in length by the largest species of moray eel but these tend to be slenderer and thus weigh less than the larger congers. Average specimens caught will weigh only 2.5 to 25 kg (5.5 to 55.1 lb…
Moray eel
Skull and pharyngeal jaws of a Gymnothorax miliaris (goldentail moray)
A moray occupying a dead patch reef, located in Kona, Hawaii
Echidna nebulosa occupying a live coral reef, located in Sabang, Philippines