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Fish

Conger eel

Conger conger

Massive grey-brown eel with continuous dorsal-tail-anal fin; usually only the head visible peering from a crevice.

Usually seen at

15-210 m (median 63 m)

Size

Large (over 50 cm)

Habitat

Rocky crevice

Behaviour

Hiding, Solitary

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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