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Muraena conger (European conger)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Muraena conger was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Conger conger by Steurbaut (1984), Schwarzhans (2003) and Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Muraena conger Linnaeus
1984Conger conger Steurbaut p. 34
2003Conger conger Schwarzhans p. 32
2006Conger conger Girone et al. p. 655

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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
familyMuraenidae
genusMuraenaLinnaeus 1758
speciescongerLinnaeus 1758

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.

Muraena conger Linnaeus 1758 [European conger]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available