>
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Myrocongridae (Atlantic red eels)
Etymology: Myroconger: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); seychellensis: Named for its type locality, which is near Seychelles.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte ? - 200 m (Ref. 57750). Deep-water
Indian Ocean: Seychelles.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 300; Anale zachte stralen: 163; Wervels: 130. Diagnosis: Robust body moderately elongated. Body canal with 4 anterior pores. Lower jaw slightly projecting beyond upper jaw. Anterior of the dorsal fin in front of the vertical of insertion of the pectoral fin. Teeth pointed, many-rowed, increased on the vomer and in the internal rows of the premaxilloethmoid and jaws. Vertebrae 130 including predorsal vertebrae 7, preanal 56, precaudal 68. Rays in the dorsal fin 300, anal fin 163. Pores in the lateral line 4 (Ref. 57750).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Karmovskaya, E.S., 2006. New species of the genus Myroconger, M. seychellensis (Myrocongridae, Anguilliformes) from the Western Equatorial part of the Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 46(8):563-565. (Ref. 57750)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Tools
Speciale rapporten
Download XML
Internetbronnen
Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).