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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathyuroconger: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, oura = tail + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); dolichosomus: Named from Greek 'dolichos' meaning long + 'soma' for body, referring to the diagnostic characteristic of its long body; treated as an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico. Subtropical
Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 129617)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill opening moderately small, its diameter 8.8% of head length, close to but not against pectoral-fin base; head length 3.2 times in trunk length, 23.9 % preanal length (PAL); predorsal length 28.9 % PAL, trunk length 76.1 % PAL (more than 3 times the head length); preanal lateral-line pores 61; preanal vertebrae 63, precaudal 70; body lightly brownish dorsally and pale ventrally (Ref. 129617).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, D.G., H.-C. Ho and F. Tashiro, 2018. Eels of the genus Bathyuroconger in the northwestern Pacific, with descriptions of four new species (Anguilliformes: Congridae). Zootaxa 4454(1):147-167. (Ref. 129617)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00063 (0.00029 - 0.00138), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
