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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Macrocephenchelys: Greek, makros = great + Greek,kephale = head + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); soela: Named for CSIRO Fisheries Research Vessel 'SOELA', which collected the type specimens and which has contributed substantially to collections of fishes around Australia; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Named after the CSIRO (Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) fisheries research vessel ‘Soela’, from which some of the holotypes were collected and which has contributed substantially to collections of fishes [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 345 - 350 m (Ref. 87005). Tropical
Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.8 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 87005); 29.8 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Wirbelzahl: 150 - 151. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body rather robust, depth at anus 19%
preanal length; dorsal origin over middle of pectoral; branchial aperture large and in front of pectoral base; simple snout plicae (folds); numerous, molariform vomerine teeth; vertebrae 150-151; lateral line pores before anus 28-30; scattered over ventrolateral and ventral surface of trunk are numerous, minute, sensory structures (Ref. 87005).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Castle, P.H.J., 1990. Two new species of the previously monotypic congrid eel genera Poeciloconger and Macrocephenchelys from eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 42(2) [1988]:119-126. (Ref. 87005)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00063 (0.00029 - 0.00138), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).