Conger erebennus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan and the Korean Peninsula, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[3]It is also called the "anaconda" アナコンダ ("marine anaconda") in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
| Conger erebennus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. erebennus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conger erebennus | |
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Conger erebennus can grow to 134 cm (53 in) in total length.[3]