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Average length is 40-60 inches with an
average weight of 6.5-11 pounds. The conger eel occurs around New
Zealand and Southern Australia. Grey to blue-black above with lighter
below, but often mottled. Fairly common around rocky coasts of New
Zealand's southern North Island and South
Both congers are caught year round on trawlers and are a bi-catch or the rock lobster fishery. The flesh is white with a firm texture,
less oily than freshwater eels. Does not flake readily when cooked.
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Island.
The northern conger is similar but smaller, with an average size of 28-32
inches, and is fairly common in North New Zealand.
