Conger eel
Conger conger
Not Kosher
Has fins but no scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
No
Description
The European conger is a species of conger of the family Congridae. It is the heaviest eel in the world and native to the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.
One species, the whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster), is an important food fish in East Asia and is often served as sushi.
The European conger lives in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland down to Senegal, plus the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It favors rough, rocky ground and can sit anywhere from the shallows to about 500 meters down, with young fish staying close to shore and adults moving deeper.
Also known as
- Conger
- European conger
- Sea conger
Conger eel in foreign languages
| Scientific | Conger conger |
| Hebrew | קונגר אירופי |
| Arabic | قنجر أوروبي |
| Spanish | Congre Safio |
| Portuguese | Safio |
| French | Anguille de Mer |
| Italian | Grongo |
| German | Meeraal |
| Greek | Μουγγρί |
| Russian | Конгер |
| Turkish | Mığrı |
| Chinese | 歐洲康吉鰻 |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパアナゴ |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Has fins but no scales, so it is not kosher. The body is long and eel-like with smooth, scaleless skin.
- A true eel, distinct from the moray eel but disqualified for the same reason.