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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Rhynchoconger: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 234 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 149 - 152. Total vertebrae count incomplete.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Castle, P.H.J., 1995. Alcock's congrid eels from the "Investigator" collections in Indian Seas 1888-1894. Copeia 1995(3):706-718. (Ref. 40790)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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