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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); unimaculatus: The name of the species unimaculatus was formed from the Latin words unus (îne) and
macula (spît) (Ref. 80682).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 430 - 480 m (Ref. 86942), usually 430 - 450 m (Ref. 80682). Tropical; 22°S - 23°S, 167°E - 168°E
New Caledonia, southern Loyalty Basin (Ref. 80682).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 80682)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
A moderately elongated, small congrid eel of the genus Bathycongrus with a tapering tail,
obtuse conical multiserial vomerine teeth of approximately the same size and a dark long spot on the posterior part of the anal fin. The snout is short, slightly longer than the eye diameter. The dorsal fin origin is under the end of the pectoral fins. Vert. 137, precaudal vertebrae 40. Lateral line pores in front of the anal opening 30 (Ref. 80682).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Karmovskaya, E.S., 2009. New records of congrid eels of the genus Bathycongrus (Congridae) in the West Central Tropical part of the Pacific Ocean, with a description of three new species. J. Ichthyol. 49(2):139-153. (Ref. 80682)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).