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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Rhynchoconger: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 26 - 183 m (Ref. 37039). Tropical; 33°N - 33°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to mouth of the Amazon River.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37039); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217)
Vértebras: 159 - 172. Brown to yellowish brown, with vertical fins black edged posteriorly and stomach and intestine pale.
Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26340). Found on soft bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: de interesse potencial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.4 - 27.1, mean 24.2 °C (based on 178 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).