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Congridae (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Congridae Kaup
1963Congridae Jordan p. 630
1965Congridae Frizzell and Dante p. 698
1966Congridae Casier p. 424
1978Congridae Schwarzhans p. 17
1984Congridae Gaemers p. 25
1990Congridae Nolf and Dockery III p. 5
1993Congridae Nolf and Dockery p. 27
1999Congridae Weems p. 59
2001Congridae Purdy et al. p. 162
2003Congridae Schwarzhans p. 30
2007Congridae Schwarzhans p. 305
2011Congridae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 87
2013Congridae Betancur et al.
2014Congridae Bannikov p. 25
2014Congridae Carnevale et al. p. 41
2016Congridae Nelson et al. p. 147
2017Congridae Lin et al. p. 13
2019Congridae Ebersole et al. p. 189
2025Congridae Cicimurri et al. p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
familyCongridaeKaup 1856

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Congridae Kaup 1856 [conger eel]
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G. Ariosoma Swainson 1838
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Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809
Ariosoma globosum Steurbaut 1984
†Ariosoma moravica Sulc 1932
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G. †Parbatmya Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Parbatmya brazosensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Astroconger Jordan and Hubbs 1925
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†Astroconger rostratus Stinton 1957
G. Bassanago Whitley 1948
G. †Bathycongrus Ogilby 1898
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†Bathycongrus circularis Casier 1966
†Bathycongrus mysticus Frost 1934
†Bathycongrus waihaoensis Schwarzhans 2019
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G. †Protanago Schwarzhans et al. 2024
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†Protanago nonsector Nolf and Stringer 2003
†Protanago sector Koken 1888
G. Blachea Karrer and Smith 1980
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Blachea semeniformis Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Bolcyrus Blot 1978
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†Bolcyrus bajai Blot 1978
†Bolcyrus formosissimus Eastman 1905
G. Conger Schaeffer 1760
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†Conger acutus Stinton 1957
†Conger biaculeatus Lin et al. 2024
†Conger davidsmithi Schwarzhans 2019
†Conger dissimilis Frizzell and Lamber 1962
†Conger fornicatus Frizzell and Lamber 1962
†Conger glaber Brzobohaty 1967
†Conger illaesus Schwarzhans 2003
†Conger oceanicus Mitchill 1818
Conger tokoroa Schwarzhans 2019
†Conger vetustus Frizzell and Lamber 1962
G. †Congridarum Kaup 1856
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†Congridarum brevisulcus Schwarzhans 1980
†Congridarum carinatus Frost 1934
†Congridarum grantmackiei Grenfell 1984
†Congridarum obrutus Stinton 1957
†Congridarum occidentalis Weiler 1959
†Congridarum thevenini Priem 1906
†Congridarum websteri Frost 1933
G. Gnathophis Kaup 1860
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†Gnathophis araroa Schwarzhans 2019
†Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans 1980
Gnathophis habenatus Richardson 1848
†Gnathophis incognitus Castle 1963
†Gnathophis meridies Frizzell and Lamber 1962
†Gnathophis ornatus Frost 1928
†Gnathophis saubriguensis Steurbaut 1979
G. †Gorgasia Meek and Hildebrand 1923 [garden eel]
G. †Heteroconger Bleeker 1868 [garden eel]
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†Heteroconger astroblematicus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
†Heteroconger mataura Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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G. Taenioconger Herre 1923
G. †Maxwelliella Schwarzhans 1980
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†Maxwelliella urbana Schwarzhans 1980
G. Mystriophis Kaup 1856
G. †Notoconger Schwarzhans 2019
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†Notoconger devexus Schwarzhans 2019
†Notoconger hesperis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Paraconger Kanazawa 1961
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Paraconger guianensis Kanazawa 1961
†Paraconger sauvagei Priem 1906
†Paraconger wechesensis Lin and Nolf 2022
G. †Paracongroides Blot 1978
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G. †Promyllantor Alcock 1890
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†Promyllantor guttulus Stinton 1975
G. Pseudophichthys Roule 1915
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†Pseudophichthys acer Schwarzhans 1985
†Pseudophichthys texanus Lin and Nolf 2022
G. Pseudoxenomystax Breder 1927
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G. Rhechias Jordan 1922
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†Rhechias angulosus Schwarzhans 2003
Rhechias armiger Jordan 1922
G. Rhynchoconger Jordan and Hobbs 1925
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†Rhynchoconger aftonensis Stinton 1975
†Rhynchoconger casieri Bauza Rullan 1955
Rhynchoconger ectenurus Jordan and Richardson 1909
†Rhynchoconger ellipticus Weiler 1958
†Rhynchoconger eocenicus Shepherd 1916
Rhynchoconger flavus Goode and Bean 1896
†Rhynchoconger otaianus Schwarzhans 2019
Rhynchoconger pantanellii Bassoli and Schubert 1906
†Rhynchoconger placidus Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Rhynchoconger regularis Stinton 1957
†Rhynchoconger sanctus Frizzell and Lamber 1962
†Rhynchoconger subtilis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Rhynchoconger weileri Jonet 1973
Invalid names: Hildebrandia Jordan and Evermann 1927 [synonym]
G. Scalanago Whiteley 1935
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†Scalanago extatus Schwarzhans 1985
G. †Tonganago Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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†Tonganago coplandi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Tonganago fastigatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Tonganago obliquum Stinton 1957
†Tonganago sagittisulcatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Tonganago wharenga Schwarzhans 2019
G. Uroconger Kaup 1856
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†Uroconger eocaenicus Sulc 1932
†Uroconger rectus Frost 1928
†Uroconger validus Casier 1966
G. †Voltaconger Blot 1978
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†Voltaconger latispinus Agassiz 1835
G. †Xenomystax Gilbert 1891
Invalid names: Congrinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available