Conger oceanicus Mitchill 1818 (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Alternative combination: Anguilla oceanicus

Belongs to Conger according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Conger acutus, Conger davidsmithi, Conger dissimilis, Conger fornicatus, Conger glaber, Conger illaesus, Conger tokoroa, Conger vetustus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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