Family: |
Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 458 - 567 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Straits of Florida. |
Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 136-138. Shorter air bladder compared to the other two western Atlantic species - G. bathytopos and G. bracheatopos. Differs from the former in lacking the extra several elevated lateral-line pores, having only one or two postorbital pores, only five supraorbital pores, only nine preoperculomandibular pores, and having a pale stomach. |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 November 2016 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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