Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Norway and Iceland to Senegal and also Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Size: 120 inches (300 cm)
Natural Environment: Burrows into sandy and muddy areas on rocky reefs and found between depths of about 3 to 1600 feet (1 – 500 m) and basically feeds on small fishes and crustaceans in evening hours.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having overall a greyish brown coloration. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Congroidei
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Conger
FYI: Those in this genus are termed ‘Conger Eels’ and are quite shy/secretive, residing in rocky caves or buried in the sand or mud during the daytime, then feed at nighttime.
May require very deep substrates and/or large bottom located caves, as they are nocturnal bottom feeders and tankmates large enough not to be eaten.
Best displayed in ‘special species’ type aquariums/public aquarium displays.
Minimum decore is ideal, as they prefer wide-open bottom areas to search for food.
Largest eel in the world.
Human food fish.
Shown here for identification only.
