Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888) Large-toothed conger |
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Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
Max. size: | 88 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 120 - 1318 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde (Ref. 27000), Gulf of Guinea, Namibia (Ref. 27121), and off Cape Point, South Africa (Ref. 5323). Western Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico southward along coast of Central and South America to the Guianas. Indo-Pacific: eastern Africa to Hawaii. | |||
Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 181-182. Dark brownish black. Median fins black. | |||
Biology: | Found over sand (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27121. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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