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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
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 5 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.9 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 33408)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 414 - 453; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 227 - 292; Wirbelzahl: 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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).