Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) —European conger

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Conger vulgaris, Cuv. = Conger conger, L. by Gruvel (1931: 79); subsequently recorded as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 13); as Conger conger (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Conger conger (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 77); recently recorded as Conger conger by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway south to Senegal, including Madeira and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 20 October 2011); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .