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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: False Bay to Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Also at Tristan da Cunha Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5323)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 128 - 135. Olive brown dorsally, silvery on head, lighter ventrally. Dusky margin on median fins.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Found in about 100 m depth.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Castle, P.H.J., 1986. Congridae. p. 161-165. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5323)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 13.7 - 18.1, mean 15.7 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00063 (0.00029 - 0.00138), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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