Whitespotted conger

Whitespotted conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species: C. myriaster
Binomial name
Conger myriaster
Brevoort, 1856
Synonyms
  • Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856
  • Astroconger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)

Whitespotted conger, Conger myriaster, (Japanese name: Ma-anago) is in the family of conger eel. Widespread in the Northwest Pacific near the coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, also in the East China Sea.Conger myriaster inhabit shallow sea bottom sand and mud. Conger myriaster is also consumed as food. Maximum total length is 100 cm.

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