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Whitespotted conger

Whitespotted conger

Species of fish

The whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) (Japanese: 真穴子; ma-anago) is a marine conger eel, widespread in the Northwest Pacific near the coasts of Japan, Korean Peninsula, and the East China Sea. C. myriaster inhabits shallow sea bottom sand and mud. It is also consumed as food and is a common item on menus in Japan and abroad as anago. Its maximum total length is 100 cm.

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    McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Conger myriaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199034A2552131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199034A2552131.en. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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    Smith, D.G., Schwarzhans, W.W. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2016): The Identity of Conger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 (Anguilliformes: Congridae). Copeia, 104 (3): 734-737.


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