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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ron Josiah Taylor (1934–2012) was a renowned Australian professional diver, underwater photographer and shark expert as is his widow (Valerie May Taylor, née Heighes b. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Castle & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 5 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33408)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 414 - 453; Rayons mous anaux: 227 - 292; Vertèbres: 168 - 172. Sometimes yellow with black spots; diameter to about 20 mm (Ref. 48635).
Found on silty sand and seagrass bottom. Occurs singly or in small groups (Ref. 48635). Individuals from Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia with slightly smaller spots (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (30):52 p. (Ref. 33408)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 °C (based on 546 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).