Argentine conger
The Argentine conger (Conger orbignianus) is a conger of the family Congridae. It is widespread in the Western Atlantic ocean from Rio de Janeiro in Brasil to the Bonaelensis area in north Argentina. In the Eastern Atlantic it is known only as larvae from the southern Gulf of Guinea from Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) to Mossamedes (Angola). Marine demersal fish, up to 1.12 metres (3.7 ft) length.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Conger |
| Species: | C. orbignianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837 | |
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