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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Rhynchoconger: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 26 - 183 m (Ref. 37039). Tropical; 33°N - 33°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to mouth of the Amazon River.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37039); common length : 30.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217)
Wervels: 159 - 172. Brown to yellowish brown, with vertical fins black edged posteriorly and stomach and intestine pale.
Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26340). Found on soft bottoms.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van potentieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.4 - 27.1, mean 24.2 °C (based on 178 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00074 (0.00041 - 0.00133), b=3.18 (3.02 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).