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Rostroconger macrouriceps Smith, 2018

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Rostroconger: Name from the Latin 'rostrum' referring to the bony projection from the snout, and Conger, a genus of congrid eel; macrouriceps: Name from family Macrouridae (gadiform fishes) and Latin 'ceps' for head, referring to the macrourid-like appearance of the bony rostrum at the tip of the snout.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 244 - 296 m (Ref. 129618). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Philippines.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129618)

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This species is distinguished by the presence of an acute bony projection at the tip of the snout, and the posterior nostril opening as a ventrally directed slit on the side of the head just above the upper labial flange, not visible externally; head pores are reduced in size and number, with only three pores in the infraorbital canal, four in the supraorbital canal, and none in the preopercular or supratemporal canals (Ref. 129618).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Smith, D.G., 2018. A new genus and species of congrid eel from the Philippines (Anguillliformes: Congridae: Bathymyrinae). Zootaxa 4454(1):78-83. (Ref. 129618)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100).