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Definition of congo eel

congo eel
Eelpout Eel"pout`, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

Meaning of congo eel from wikipedia

- colloquially known as amphiumas. They are also known to fishermen as "conger eels" or "Congo snakes", which are zoologically incorrect designations or misnomers...
- Look up eel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An eel is a fish in the order of Anguilliformes. Eel, EEL or eels may also refer to: Congo eel, amphibians...
- United States. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called "congo snake", "conger eel" or the "blind eel". Two-toed amphiumas are the most prominent in the Amphiumidae...
- Kingdom—suggested that Stany Kempompo Ngangola, a swimmer from DR Congo, would be the Olympics' next "Eric the Eel". The media also described ni-Vanuatu sprinter Elis...
- largest species are found in the four families giant salamanders, sirens, Congo eels and Proteidae, who are all aquatic and obligate paedomorphs. Some of the...
- The eel catfish (Channallabes apus) is an airbreathing catfish found in the muddy swamps of the tropics of Central Africa. It grows up to 32.7 cm in total...
- Dicamptodontidae, by AmphibiaWeb: Family Amphiumidaeamphiumas or Congo eels, 3 species Family Plethodontidaelungless salamanders, 488 species Subfamily...
- confusingly, called the "dinosaur eel" or "dragon fish", among other misnomers; however, the bichir is not an eel, nor is it a reptile or dinosaur. Polypterus...
- and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including Senegal, the Congo, Suriname, French Guiana, and...
- is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Bay of Biscay, the Republic of Congo, and the Mediterranean....