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Etymology: Macrocephenchelys: Greek, makros = great + Greek,kephale = head + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); sumodi: Named for the late Dr. K. S. Sumod, for his contribution to deep-sea Anguilliformes of Indian water.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 200 - 300 m (Ref. 129311). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India (off Kochi); possibly distributed in the Andaman Sea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.1 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 129311)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
This elongated species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: head large, 15.3% of TL, 53.2% of PAL (pre-anal length); trunk short, 13.6% of TL, 47.3% of PAL; gill opening, 15.3% of HL; dorsal-fin origin above, behind the middle of pectoral fin; vertebrae 14-30-151. Colouration: dorsal surface of body dark brown and continuing after anus to cover most of the body; ventral surface of head and belly with numerous melanophore patches before anus; dorsal and anal fins are milky white; ventral trunk part with a couple of small round pit-like structures in a row on each side (Ref. 129312).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Kodeeswaran, P., D.G. Smith, T.T.A. Kumar and U.K. Sarkar, 2023. A new species of the conger eel genus Macrocephenchelys from deep waters of the Arabian Sea. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):130-135.
[First published online, pp. 1-6, 12 May 2023. Volume, issue and pages added 5 July 2023.] (Ref. 129311)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00063 (0.00029 - 0.00138), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
