---
title: "Konger"
description: "Conger conger — Ryby. The European conger (Conger conger) is a species of conger of the family Congridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/european-conger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Konger

> Conger conger — Ryby. The European conger (Conger conger) is a species of conger of the family Congridae.

- Scientific name: *Conger conger*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2168
- Wikidata: [Q212552](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212552)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118589](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118589)

## Names

- en: European Conger
- de: Meeraal
- es: Congrio
- fr: Congre commun
- it: Grongo
- nl: Kongeraal
- pt: Safio
- pl: Konger

## Countries with the most observations

FR (744), ES (388), PT (238), GB (209), IT (105), HR (70), IE (24), JE (22), DZ (19), GR (19), AL (16), MA (14)

## Summary

The European conger (Conger 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_conger

## Photo

![Konger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-conger/medium.jpg)

Photo: janh11 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106340146

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-conger?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).