Conger cinereus

As recorded: Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Congridae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: December 16, 1964
Locality: Tongatapu Island; near Houma Village; blowhole area
Island: Tongatapu Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

39 Bishop specimens of Conger cinereus · collected 1949–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 16, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 24+ other specimens.

Conger cinereus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13

Redland Bal, AU-QL, AU

(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-11

台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) Chen Jin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-19

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-09

MU

(c) patch_earlam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11

Cook Islands

(c) mikeparrish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-14

One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) luka meyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conger cinereus. BPBM 10769. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36113320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10769.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36113320 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026