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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Congriscus: Derived from Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); marquesaensis: Named after the place of its occurrence near the Marquesas Islands.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 408 m (Ref. 54804). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54804)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 158 - 164. Diagnosis: Body coloration light brown; a black spot in front of the pectoral fin. Dorsal fin originates directly behind the base of pectoral fins. Pectoral fins 34-45% of head length. Vertebrae 158-164; trunk vertebrae 55-59. Lateral line pores to anus 47-49. Supraorbital canal 6; suborbital canal 9; preoperculomandibular canal 11; occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 54804).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 2004. Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the Western Tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S1-S32. (Ref. 54804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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