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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Conger: Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The eel’s patronym is not identified, nor can a very likely candidate be found. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Issue
Nomen dubium in Muraenidae according to Böhlke & Smith 2002:155.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 0 - 30 m (Ref. 5323). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique to the Cape of Good Hope; also Maldives. Western Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island, and New Zealand. Possibly occurring in Japan.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5323)
Wirbelzahl: 140 - 142. Brownish grey dorsally, creamy white ventrally. Wide dusky margin on median fins.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries. Demersal on rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Flesh highly esteemed. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Traumatogenic (Ref. 5323)
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.5 - 26.6, mean 22.5 °C (based on 765 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 23.7 [12.7, 41.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.413 [0.244, 0.779] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [16, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.0947 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 45.6 [24.9, 87.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38.2 [10.8, 124.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.03 [0.73, 1.45] mg/100g (wet weight);
