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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Paraconger: Greek, para = the side of + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 50 m (Ref. 9292). Tropical; 24°N - 1°S
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9292); common length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Body cylindrical and very elongated; eyes well developed; posterior nostril located below eye; gill openings lateral; dorsal fin placed at same level as edge of pectoral fin; upper lip with well developed notch; preanal length contained more than 2.5 times in total length; lateral line with 38 to 46 pores up to level of the anus; back light brown to yellow; belly pale: fins dark or black (Ref. 55763).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, D.G., 1995. Congridae. Congrios. p. 1026-1035. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9292)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28.6, mean 27.2 °C (based on 30 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00115 (0.00048 - 0.00277), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 122 [71, 228] mg/100g; Iron = 1.14 [0.68, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [14.9, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.182 [0.082, 0.488] g/100g; Selenium = 62.5 [32.0, 133.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.9 [7.8, 84.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.911 [0.656, 1.277] mg/100g (wet weight);