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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Pseudophichthys: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 37 - 1647 m (Ref. 88924). Deep-water; 40°N - 30°S, 98°W - 10°E
Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco, Azores and Canary Islands, also one record from the Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4453)
Mouth inferior; dorsal and fin rays segmented; pectoral rather small its length equal to eye; gill-opening and anus black (Ref. 13608).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Found on muddy bottoms.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Smith, D.G., 1990. Congridae. p. 156-167. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4453)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: bycatch
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00062 (0.00028 - 0.00135), b=3.19 (3.01 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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