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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ron Josiah Taylor (1934–2012) was a renowned Australian professional diver, underwater photographer and shark expert as is his widow (Valerie May Taylor, née Heighes b. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Castle & Randall.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 5 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.9 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 33408)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 414 - 453; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 227 - 292; Ryggkotor: 168 - 172. Sometimes yellow with black spots; diameter to about 20 mm (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Found on silty sand and seagrass bottom. Occurs singly or in small groups (Ref. 48635). Individuals from Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia with slightly smaller spots (Ref 90102).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 27.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 °C (based on 546 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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