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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Rhynchoconger: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); randalli: Named for John Ernest Randall (USA), posthumously..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 36 - 40 m (Ref. 129532). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, India.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.9 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 129532)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 125 - 136. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: with a distinct pentagonal vomerine tooth patch; posterior tip of vomer clearly ends with single tooth before the anterior level of eye; vomerine tooth patch with 48-52 teeth in 8-9 rows; ethmovomerine tooth patch with 60-64 teeth in 7-8 rows; posterior margin of the eye just before the rictus; dorsal-fin origin slightly anterior to the level of gill opening; vertebrae: predorsal 7-8, preanal 29-31, total 125+ - 136+; dorsal-fin rays before vent 44-47; peritoneum and stomach colour pale (Ref. 129532).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Acharya, S., S.R. Mohanty, D. Ray, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra, 2022. A new congrid eel, Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov. (Congridae: Anguilliformes), with a pentagonal pattern of vomer dentition from the Bay of Bengal, Indian waters. Zootaxa 5174(2):188-194. (Ref. 129532)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±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.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).