Whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan. It is found at depths of 320–830 m.
Scientific name: Conger myriaster · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 100 cm
The whitespotted conger is a congrid that lives over sandy-mud bottoms and is common on the coasts of Japan; it is recorded across the Northwest Pacific from Japan and the Korean Peninsula to the East China Sea, from about 320 to 830 m, and migrates within the ocean. Its head and body carry white spots. It is the most relished of the congrids and is a highly commercial catch as well as a game fish, fished and also farmed in Japan, and it sells at a low price. Maximum length is about 100 cm total length and it can live 8 years. Trophic level is 4.0, fishing vulnerability moderate to high at 53 of 100, climate vulnerability high to very high at 73 of 100, and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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