Conger Eel
Conger conger
Sighting evidence at The Smalls Reef, Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
The reef's boulder fields and kelp gullies shelter very large conger eels, with individuals exceeding 1.5 metres being common at The Smalls's rocky substrate. They emerge from their dens at night to hunt actively but are also present at cave entrances by day, heads protruding from crevices with their characteristically thick, muscular bodies coiled behind. The offshore reef's relative inaccessibility means conger here have not been subject to the hook-and-line pressure affecting mainland sites.
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.