Longfin African conger (Conger cinereus) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in Taiwan. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–80 m.
Scientific name: Conger cinereus · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 140 cm
The longfin African conger is a congrid and a near-bottom eel, common on reef flats and in the seagrass beds of shallow lagoons and also entering estuaries, from the surface down to 80 m on outer reef slopes. It ranges from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and East Africa east to the Marquesas and Easter Island, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island, but it does not occur in Hawaii. It is solitary and feeds at night on fish and crustaceans, and broad dark bars appear across its body at that time. It is a commercial and game fish and is also sold for aquariums, at a medium price. Maximum length is about 140 cm total length, commonly about 50 cm. Trophic level is 4.3, fishing vulnerability high to very high at 68 of 100, and resilience low. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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