| Family: |
Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae |
| Max. size: |
80 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 635 - 1012 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: few widely scattered locations, east coast of Madagascar; Indonesia (Makassar Strait), Malaysia (northeastern Borneo), Taiwan and Vanuatu. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 173-183. This species is distinguished from its congeners the following characters: body is more elongate with depth at anus 2.2-5.9 %TL, more delicate and flexible; head is shorter 7.1-9.5 %TL, 25.6-36.2 %PAL, 1.8-2.8 times in trunk; dorsal-fin origin is well behind the tip of pectoral fin; vertebrae more numerous 173-183; supratemporal pore present; fleshy papillae on lower jaw, but not dorsally on head; no sensory pits on the ventral surface of head and anterior body (Ref. 129313). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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