Conger eel
Conger conger
Sighting evidence at Cape Kolumbo, Santorini
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
European conger are among the largest bony fish in the Mediterranean, reaching up to 3 m and 110 kg. They are powerful predators of fish and cephalopods, hunting at night from rocky lairs and crater-wall crevices. Conger undertake a single spawning migration to deep water of 3,000 to 4,000 m in the Atlantic before dying, meaning adults caught or seen at dive sites have never reproduced.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Conger eel is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.