| Family: |
Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae |
| Max. size: |
32 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 480 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: India to South China Sea; north off Vietnam and Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 180-185; Anal soft rays: 120-140; Vertebrae: 127-131. This species is distinguished by the following characters: six supraorbital, eight infraorbital, ten preoperculo-mandibular, and three temporal large pores; it has a welldefined dark medial stripe on the lower surface of the snout; pectoral fin length 39-48% of head length; preanal pores 46-50; total vertebral number 127-131, precaudal vertebrae 58-61 (Ref. 124214). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 November 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Leptocephali collected from the Dana expedition: Sulu Sea and from the northwestern part of Luzon Island, and from the Philippine Sea, to the south of Palau (Ref. 124214). |
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