Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)

EN - European conger / Conger
PT - Safio
FR - Congre d’Europe / Congre commun
ES - Congrio común / Congrio

︎︎︎    300 cm
︎   10 - 1170 m
︎︎︎    20 years
︎  Solitary, Sedentary and Nocturnal
︎  Rocks
︎  Crustaceans, Fishes and Cephalopods
︎  Hook and Traps

Least Concern (LC) means it has been evaluated against the Red List criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened.

• The Conger, is a slender fish without scales, is a close relative of the eel, but lives only in salt water.

• The Conger has a dorsal fin that comes from the back of the pectoral fin and goes to the tip of the tail resulting from the fusion of the dorsal, caudal and anal fins.

• It is nocturnal and does not like daylight, remaining hidden in crevices or holes in the rocks, only coming out to hunt at night.

• It is a sedentary fish, and sometimes settles in sunken boats and ships.

• It has a big mouth and thick lips that hide two rows of pointed teeth.

• It is extremely voracious and very strong, giving the fisherman a lot of struggle when hooked and has the particularity of emitting perfectly audible sounds.

• It stays alive for a long time out of water.

• It only reproduces once in its life (like other species in the same family).

• Females lay eggs in the open sea between 2000 and 3000 m deep, after spawning they die.

• The larvae remain between 100 and 200m for the first two years, and when they reach 15cm they approach the coast.