Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
Max. size:  35.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 354 - 820 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Madagascar, Australia, near the Philippines, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  A large leptocephalus was caught in the Philippine Sea by Isaacs-Kidd mid-water trawl (IKMT) net of the R.V. Kaiyo-Maru (step-wise towing at 180, 120 and 30 m for 20 min each. 0100 to 0220 hours) on 10 October 2015 (Ref. 118507).


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