European Conger
Conger conger
Sighting evidence at Procida Island, Pozzuoli / Baiae
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
The sea caves of Procida's northern coast shelter conger eels reaching well over a metre in length, which rest motionless in cave entrances during daylight hours before moving into open water to hunt after dark. Unlike the Mediterranean moray they tend toward a single large den rather than crevices, and the same cave entrance can be visited repeatedly to find the same individual. Night dives here reveal conger actively coursing the reef surface, a dramatically different behaviour from their catatonic daytime posture.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
European Conger is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.