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Macrocephenchelys sumodi Kodeeswaran, Smith, Kumar & Sarkar, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
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 Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 300 m (Ref. 129311). Tropical

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Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India (off Kochi); possibly distributed in the Andaman Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129311)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).