Conger

genus of fishes
Taxon taxon Q137144
Conger
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Conger

Summary

Conger is a taxon[1]. Conger ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Conger's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Conger is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Conger is classified within Congridae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Conger is Conger[6].
  • Conger's Commons category is recorded as Conger[7].
  • Conger began on -55000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Conger's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Conger[9].
  • Conger's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Meeraal'}[11].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Conger eel'}[12].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Congrio'}[13].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'gronco'}[14].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Grongo'}[15].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アナゴ属'}[16].
  • Conger is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Морський вугор'}[17].

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Classification

Conger's scientific name is Conger[6]. Conger is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Conger belongs to the parent taxon Congridae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Meeraal'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Conger eel'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Congrio'}[13], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'gronco'}[14], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Grongo'}[15], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アナゴ属'}[16].

Identifiers

Conger's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 87587[18]. Conger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7942[19]. Conger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2345836[20]. Conger's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161325[21].

Why It Matters

Conger ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2] Conger has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Conger is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Congridae
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