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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Castle & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 3 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 33408) and the Philippines (photographed).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33408); 41.6 cm TL (female)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 459 - 508; Rayons mous anaux: 297 - 341; Vertèbres: 154 - 163. Diagnostic features: Body color medium to dark brown, moderately elongate; 47-55 pre-anal pores; 51-56 preanal, 154-163 total vertebrae; pterygoid teeth present in most specimens.
Occurs in dark, silty sand with seagrass Holiphila (Ref. 33408).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (30):52 p. (Ref. 33408)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.1 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 775 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).