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Etymology: Atractodenchelys: Greek, atraktos, ou = arrow + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); brevitrunca: Name from Latin 'brevis' for short and 'truncus' for trunk, referring to the short trunk of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 280 - 350 m (Ref. 121995). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121995)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 155 - 158. This species is distinguished from its two congeners by the following characters: fewer total vertebrae 155-158 (vs. 168-172 in A. phrix, 186-199 in A. robinsorum); head relatively long, its head length 10.1-12.3% TL; snout relatively short; 30.0-35.8% HL; head longer than trunk length (vs. about equal in length in both species); compound teeth on vomer 5-6 (vs. 7-8 in A. robinsorum) (Ref. 121995).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vo, Q.V. and H.-C. Ho, 2020. A new species of Atractodenchelys (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4742(3):588-594. (Ref. 121995)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
