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Etymology: Macrocephenchelys: Greek, makros = great + Greek,kephale = head + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 280 - 440 m (Ref. 54804). Tropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. Records from the Philippines, Australia, and New Caledonia needs further confirmation.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54804)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 256 - 300; Anal soft rays: 184 - 240; Vertebrae: 151 - 155. Diagnosis: The snout is blunt; length of pectoral fins 49-55% of head length. Origin of dorsal fin above the end of pectoral fin. Vertebrae 151-155; trunk vertebrae 38-41. Lateral line pores to anus 25-28. Dorsal fin rays 256-300; anal fin rays 184-240 (Ref. 54804).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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