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Rostroconger macrouriceps Smith, 2018
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Rostroconger: Name from the Latin 'rostrum' referring to the bony projection from the snout, and Conger, a genus of congrid eel; macrouriceps: Name from family Macrouridae (gadiform fishes) and Latin 'ceps' for head, referring to the macrourid-like appearance of the bony rostrum at the tip of the snout.
Etymology: Rostroconger: Name from the Latin 'rostrum' referring to the bony projection from the snout, and Conger, a genus of congrid eel; macrouriceps: Name from family Macrouridae (gadiform fishes) and Latin 'ceps' for head, referring to the macrourid-like appearance of the bony rostrum at the tip of the snout.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 244 - 296 m (Ref. 129618). Tropical
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Western Pacific: Philippines.
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This species is distinguished by the presence of an acute bony projection at the tip of the snout, and the posterior nostril opening as a ventrally directed slit on the side of the head just above the upper labial flange, not visible externally; head pores are reduced in size and number, with only three pores in the infraorbital canal, four in the supraorbital canal, and none in the preopercular or supratemporal canals (Ref. 129618).
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Smith, D.G., 2018. A new genus and species of congrid eel from the Philippines (Anguillliformes: Congridae: Bathymyrinae). Zootaxa 4454(1):78-83. (Ref. 129618)
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Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).