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Conger cinereus

‘Ā‘ā Teatea

Moustache Conger-Eel

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Moustache Conger-Eel, Black-edged Conger, Ashen Conger-eel, Longfin African Conger; German Bart-Conger; French Congre à Moustache, Congre Oiro

TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Ā‘ā Teatea (RR), Pu‘i / Pu‘i Māmaru (MG), Koiro (AT), Kōiro / Kōiro < Māmaru (MK MT), Kōiro (AK), Pusi (TS TW), Tuna (PK); COMMENT: Mangaia: Pu‘i Māmaru refers to ones with black pectoral fins, usually seen with large females bloated with eggs. Mauke: over 40cm is Māmaru.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE xxxx; s. to NZ

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Mod. common in S.Group. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, Laggons and reef-flats

KEY FEATURES: To 130cm TL.(RM91) [ 100cm - GBR]

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P	^+++		^P

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
P?			P

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Anguilliformes; Congroideii; CONGRIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -. Comment: NBSAP - Mauke (2 of 3 wild animals)

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimen (GVS75); specimen fishermen Muri Lagoon Photo Sims, ID confirmed Randall (Sims88). Mangaia: specimen, College, 9/2000, ID GMcC; Taratara, Keia District, smalll reef-pool, water clear - no current or vegetation , 27m from shore 0-1m, CAS40979, shallow lagoon small pool 0-1m, CAS40982 (DSM58). Mauke: field-specimen, College collection, 3/2001, ID GMcC. Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
text p.51 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 11a Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.46 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.63 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 8-05 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 9-01 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 150 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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