Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
CONGER EEL / CONGER CONGER |
| 4 |
8 |
21.63 |
47.11 |
Berry Head |
England |
260507 |
F Hayward |
| 6 |
12 |
28.84 |
62.4 |
Brixham |
England |
030701 |
P. Cashmore |
| 8 |
16 |
33.91 |
74.12 |
Gosport |
England |
230292 |
P. Gillies |
| 10 |
20 |
45.87 |
101.2 |
Berry Head |
England |
150405 |
F Hayward |
| 15 |
30 |
47.74 |
105.4 |
Dartmouth |
England |
250592 |
R. Goldsmith |
| 24 |
50 |
60.44 |
133.4 |
Brixham |
England |
050695 |
D. Evans |
| 37 |
80 |
46.27 |
102.0 |
Pevensey Bay |
England |
280893 |
D. Kyte |
| 60 |
130 |
29.03 |
64.0 |
Hurd Deep |
England |
310890 |
M. Astrom |
| AT |
AT |
60.44 |
133.4 |
Brixham |
England |
050695 |
D. Evans |
| *SH |
SH |
31.07 |
68.8 |
Plymouth |
England |
91 |
M.Larkin |
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There are eight distinct species of Conger eel found in the Atlantic, but Conger oceanicus is the largest and most common. The Conger eel has a scaleless skin and its upper jaw extends beyond its lower.
Colouring very much depends on the type of seabed it inhabits. On rocks, the
back is charcoal grey and the underparts are pale, but over sand the back is a
light-grey brown.
The breeding cycle of the Conger is still something of a mystery due to the enormous distances that they will travel to spawn. It is thought that the Conger migrate to the Sargasso Sea in the sub-tropical Atlantic to breed, spawning at depths of 10,000 to 12,000 ft. The larvae are transparent and flattened, and drift at the surface for up to 2 years before reaching the shoreline where they become cylindrical. At this stage they are still transparent and about 3 inches long. The full colouring appears by the time the eel is 12 inches long.
 Conger are bottom feeders more than capable of catching live food. They will hole up in a wreck or rough ground and ambush lesser species. They will take fish baits, crab, cuttlefish and squid.
Information provided by http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/conger.html with thanks.
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