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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335); tamilicum: Name 'tamilicum' in reference to the one of the oldest languages of the world, Tamil.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 138159)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 120 - 129. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anus located fairly before mid of total length, preanal length 43.8-47.1% of TL; origin of dorsal-fin slightly in front of pectoral-fin base; dorsal surface of head with single whitish band across anterior eye margin; ventral portion of lower jaw with tiny dark pigmentation patches, forming a dark line along the isthmus; long vomerine teeth patch, reaching half-length of maxillary; intermaxillary teeth continuous with maxillary, concealed when mouth closed; PDV 7-8; PAV 45-49; PCV 59-60; TV120-129; and the presence of myorhabdoi (Ref. 138159).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Kodeeswaran, P., S. Acharya, A. Mohapatra and T.T.A. Kumar, 2025. Ariosoma tamilicum (Anguilliformes: Congridae): a new eel species from the
Indian waters. Zootaxa 5604(1):069-076. (Ref. 138159)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00107 (0.00046 - 0.00251), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |