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Conger Eel

Average length 100-150 cm, average weight 3-5 kg. Grey to blue-black above, lighter below, but often mottled. Fairly common around rocky coasts of southern North Island and South Island. The northern conger is similar but smaller, average size 70-80 cm, and fairly common in northern New Zealand. Both congers are caught incidentally all year round by lomgliners and trawlers and as a by-catch of rock lobster fishery. A small resource.
Conger Eel
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