Conger philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
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
Conger philippinus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Robert H. Kanazawa in 1958. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Conger philippinus; 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 philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
- Name authority
- Kanazawa, 1958
- 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 philippinus Kanazawa, 1958
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 |
| Cape congerConger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Kanazawa, R. H. (1958). A revision of the eels of the genus Conger with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 108 (no. 3400): 219–267, Pls. 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.108-3400.219 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:XLHV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.