Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890
Smalleye spaghetti eel
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Neoconger vermiformis
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Etymology: Neoconger: Name from the Latin neo, new, and Conger, a genus of eels. Apparently referring to a resemblance to the Congridae.
More on author: Gilbert.
Etymology: Neoconger: Name from the Latin neo, new, and Conger, a genus of eels. Apparently referring to a resemblance to the Congridae.
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 40789). Tropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
East Pacific: western coast of North and Central America from the northern Gulf of California to Panama and northern Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.6 cm TL (female)
Max length : 14.6 cm TL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 93 - 102. This species is distinguished by the following characters: predorsal vertebrae 34-38; preanal vertebrae 41-44; total vertebrae 93–102; larvae with a sharp intestinal loop; presence of the posterior lateral melanophore and anterior ventral melanophore; colour when preserved gray to brown (Ref. 133039).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Minimum depth from Ref. 133039..
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Smith, D.G., A.P. Marceniuk, M.M. Rotundo, C.O. Carvalho and R.A. Caires, 2024. A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492 (1):109-128. (Ref. 133039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |