BPBM 13053Ichthyology

Conger cinereus

Mustache Conger

As recorded: Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Congridae

Collected by: A. Sinoto, R.R. Costello, A. Make, and L. WatanabeRich Costello →Alfred Make →Akihiko Sinoto →L. Watanabe →
Date: February 20, 1971
Locality: Marotiri Isles; SE Isle, NW side; tidepool
Island: Marotiri Isles
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 20, 1971, A. Sinoto, R.R. Costello, A. Make, and L. Watanabe also collected 20 other specimens.

Conger cinereus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. 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)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Conger cinereus. BPBM 13053. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36112805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13053.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36112805 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026