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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Macrocephenchelys: Greek, makros = great + Greek,kephale = head + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 635 - 1012 m (Ref. 129313). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: few widely scattered locations, east coast of Madagascar; Indonesia (Makassar Strait), Malaysia (northeastern Borneo), Taiwan and Vanuatu.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 129313)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Ryggkotor: 173 - 183. This species is distinguished from its congeners the following characters: body is more elongate with depth at anus 2.2-5.9 %TL, more delicate and flexible; head is shorter 7.1-9.5 %TL, 25.6-36.2 %PAL, 1.8-2.8 times in trunk; dorsal-fin origin is well behind the tip of pectoral fin; vertebrae more numerous 173-183; supratemporal pore present; fleshy papillae on lower jaw, but not dorsally on head; no sensory pits on the ventral surface of head and anterior body (Ref. 129313).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Lin, J., K.-T. Shao and D.G. Smith, 2018. The eel genus Macrocephenchelys (Anguilliformes: Congridae) in Taiwan, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4454(1):186-199. (Ref. 129313)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 8.9 - 16.3, mean 12.3 °C (based on 32 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00029 - 0.00132), b=3.19 (3.01 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.5 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 to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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