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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
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 36 - 40 m (Ref. 129532). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, India.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 129532)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 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).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
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].
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).