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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); wallacei: Named for Albert Baranes..

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 500 m (Ref. 5323). Deep-water

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Indo-West Pacific: southern Mozambique to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5323); Japan, Philippines and Indonesia (Ref. 36324).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5323)

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Vertebrae: 168 - 181. Grey dorsally, lighter ventrally, median fins black posteriorly (Ref. 5323). Dorsal fin origin above first quarter up to first third of length of pectorals. 1-2 enlarged vomerine teeth on elevated base; the largest vomerine tooth larger than intermaxillary teeth. In adults, the posterior nostril is in front of upper part of eye (Ref. 7446). Predorsal vertebrae 9. Preanal pores 37-43. Dorsal rays before anus 59-67 (Ref. 36324).

Collected using beam trawl (Ref. 7446).

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Castle, P.H.J. and D.G. Smith, 1999. A reassessment of the eels of the genus Bathycongrus in the Indo-west Pacific. J. Fish Biol. 54(5):973-995. (Ref. 36324)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.8 - 14.7, mean 11.3 °C (based on 85 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00028 - 0.00136), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±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): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).

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