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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Lumiconger: Latin, lumen, -inis = light + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); arafura: From the area were most specimens were trawled.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 104 m (Ref. 33451). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean, from the western side of the Gulf of Carpentaria to just west of Darwin (Australia).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33451); 26.6 cm TL (female)
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on the continental shelf over soft bottom (Ref. 7300, 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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