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Etymology: Macrocephenchelys: Greek, makros = great + Greek,kephale = head + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); sumodi: Named for the late Dr. K. S. Sumod, for his contribution to deep-sea Anguilliformes of Indian water..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 200 - 300 m (Ref. 129311). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India (off Kochi); possibly distributed in the Andaman Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 129311)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This elongated species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: head large, 15.3% of TL, 53.2% of PAL (pre-anal length); trunk short, 13.6% of TL, 47.3% of PAL; gill opening, 15.3% of HL; dorsal-fin origin above, behind the middle of pectoral fin; vertebrae 14-30-151. Colouration: dorsal surface of body dark brown and continuing after anus to cover most of the body; ventral surface of head and belly with numerous melanophore patches before anus; dorsal and anal fins are milky white; ventral trunk part with a couple of small round pit-like structures in a row on each side (Ref. 129312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Kodeeswaran, P., D.G. Smith, T.T.A. Kumar and U.K. Sarkar, 2023. A new species of the conger eel genus Macrocephenchelys from deep waters of the Arabian Sea. J. Fish Biol. 103(1):130-135.
[First published online, pp. 1-6, 12 May 2023. Volume, issue and pages added 5 July 2023.] (Ref. 129311)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).