WoRMS taxon details
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
126285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126285)
accepted
Species
Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Conger communis Costa, 1844 · unaccepted
Conger niger (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conger verus Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832) · unaccepted
Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted
Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muraena nigra Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126285 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Conger communis Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Conger p. 2 [details]
original description (of Muraena nigra Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Leptocephalus p. 2, Pl. 20 (figs. 1-2) [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 39, Pl. 86 (fig. 359) [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1150 [details]
original description (of Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832) Couch, J. (1832). Further observations on some of the fishes of Cornwall. <em>Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Minerology, Gelology, and Meterology.</em> v. 5 (no. 26, art. 3): 311-316.
page(s): 313, Fig. 65 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hildebrand, S. F.; Schroeder, W. C. (1972). Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. <em>T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Neptune, New Jersey.</em> 1-388. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
[request] original description (of Conger communis Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Conger p. 2 [details]
original description (of Muraena nigra Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 93 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Leptocephalus p. 2, Pl. 20 (figs. 1-2) [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 39, Pl. 86 (fig. 359) [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1150 [details]
original description (of Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832) Couch, J. (1832). Further observations on some of the fishes of Cornwall. <em>Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Minerology, Gelology, and Meterology.</em> v. 5 (no. 26, art. 3): 311-316.
page(s): 313, Fig. 65 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hildebrand, S. F.; Schroeder, W. C. (1972). Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. <em>T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Neptune, New Jersey.</em> 1-388. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | ngjala e egërngjala e detitgrujagrua | [details] |
| Basque | itsas aingira | [details] |
| Breton | sili-môrsablienn | [details] |
| Catalan | congre | [details] |
| Corsican | groncu | [details] |
| Croatian | ugor | [details] |
| Czech | úhoř mořský | [details] |
| Danish | havål | [details] |
| Dutch | zeepalingkongeraalkommeraalcongoraalcongeraal | [details] |
| English | European congerconger eelconger | [details] |
| Faroese | havállur | [details] |
| Finnish | meriankerias | [details] |
| French | congre d'Europecongre | [details] |
| German | MeeraalCongeraal | [details] |
| Hebrew | קונגר ים-תיכוני | [details] |
| Icelandic | hafáll | [details] |
| Irish | eascú | [details] |
| Italian | grongocongro | [details] |
| Maltese | gringu | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | ΔρόγγοςMουγκρί | [details] |
| Norwegian | havål | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | havål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | havål | [details] |
| Polish | konger | [details] |
| Portuguese | safiocongro | [details] |
| Russian | Угорь морской атлантический | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | an eascann choncair | [details] |
| Serbian | ugor | [details] |
| Slovenian | gruj | [details] |
| Spanish | congrio comúncongrio | [details] |
| Swedish | havsål | [details] |
| Turkish | migri baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Морський вугор атлантичний Вугор морський атлантичний | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-lysywencongren | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (118 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (122 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conger communis Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena nigra Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Conger verus Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (540 publications) (from synonym Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications) (from synonym Conger niger (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications) (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena nigra Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger verus Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger communis Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger niger (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase images (Conger conger, Spain, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (118 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (122 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Conger communis Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena nigra Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Conger verus Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (540 publications) (from synonym Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications) (from synonym Conger niger (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications) (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena nigra Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger vulgaris Yarrell, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger rubescens Ranzani, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger verus Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla obtusa Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger communis Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Conger niger (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Anguilla conger (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium pellucidum Couch, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisoma obtusa (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase images (Conger conger, Spain, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 46 proteins)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 46 proteins) (from synonym Muraena conger Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
