Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Argentine conger (Conger orbignianus) is a conger eel of the class Actinopterygii. It is found in its adult form on the South American coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, though its larval form has been discovered in the Gulf of Guinea on Africa's Atlantic coast.
Wikipedia contributors, Argentine conger; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:23:28.017581+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1837
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Conger
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyCongrinae Kaup, 1856
- genusConger Bosc, 1817
- speciesConger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Conger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Conger monganius (Phillipps, 1932) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger brevisulcus (Schwarzhans, 1980) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Beach congerConger japonicus Bleeker, 1879 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 1850 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| conger eelConger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger oligoporus Kanazawa, 1958 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape congerConger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Conger orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Leptocephalus orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Conger multidens Castelnau, 1855 Castelnau, 1855 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Valenciennes, A. (1834). Poissons [plates]. In: A. d’Orbigny. Voyage Dans l’Amérique Méridionale. Pls. 1-16. [Text Published in 1847 [Ref. 5010]. Dates of Publication of the Plates Are given in Sherborn & Griffin 1934 [Ref. 28051]; Sherborn & Woodward 1901 [Ref. 13447] Do Not Provide a Date for The, Pls. 1–16. [Text published in 1847 [ref. 5010]. Dates of publication of the plates are given in Sherborn & Griffin 1934 [ref. 28051]; Sherborn & Woodward 1901 [ref. 13447] do not provide a date for the fish plates.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZTHW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.