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European conger

Conger conger

4,215Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
30Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan44
Feb155
Mar541
Apr166
May129
Jun189
Jul300
Aug366
Sep593
Oct480
Nov1,067
Dec175

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland23
2Cornwall England14
3Highland Scotland9
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland8
5Devon England7
6Pembrokeshire Wales6
7Isles of Scilly England6
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland6
9Dorset England4
10Isle of Anglesey Wales4
11Plymouth England4
12Torbay England4
13Isle of Wight England3
14Swansea Wales3
15Sefton England2
742 England240 Scotland161 Wales216 Northern Ireland11 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
4,215
Peak month
November
Counties with records
30
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Conger conger
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,765
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Congridae
Genus
Conger
Name with authority
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
36

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q212552 · GBIF 2403490