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Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Etymology: Coloconger: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Latin conger = conger (Ref. 45335); maculatus: Named for the distinct black blotch on posterior portion of tail.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur ? - 300 m (Ref. 124775). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 124775)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 226; Rayons mous anaux: 122; Vertèbres: 145. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: rear portion of tail with a large black blotch and a white posterior end; head small, HL 15.7% TL; ST 4, middle two in pair; SO 7, two pores over posterior nostril; IO 12 or 14; POM 14; D 226; A 122; PAV 77 and TV 145; rictus through a vertical of posterior margin of the pupil; snout shorter than eye diameter; PO-DO 69.4% pectoral-fin length. Colouration: body brownish-gray dorsally, light gray ventrally; dorsal fin dark gray (Ref. 124775).
Only specimen caught by hook and line at around 300 m (Ref. 124775).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Ho, H.-C., C.-N. Tang and T.-W. Chu, 2021. Colonger maculatus sp. nov., a species of short tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae). Zootaxa 5016(2):271-282. (Ref. 124775)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).