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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Saurenchelys: Greek, sauros = lizard + Greek,enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); gigas: Name for Latin 'gigas' meaning giant, referring to its large size..

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marin démersal; profondeur 100 - 200 m (Ref. 106141). Deep-water

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Western Pacific: Taiwan and Vietnam.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 87.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 106141); 115.5 cm TL (female)

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This species is distinguished from other adult congeners by the following characters: predorsal length (40.9-46.8 % of PAL, 65.7-76.1 % of TR), head length (36.8-39.3% of PAL, 56.0-65.7 % of TR), vertebrae (38-40 before anus, and 63-70 precaudal), preanal lateral-line pores 38-42, preanal dorsal-fin rays 56–63, and especially its larger size (the maximum size reaching 115.5 cm TL, 3.3 cm DGO) (Ref. 106141).

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Lin, J., D.G. Smith, K.-T. Shao and H.-M. Chen, 2015. Saurenchelys gigas sp. nov., a new nettastomatid eel (Teleostei, Anguilliformes, Nettastomatidae) from the western central Pacific. Zootaxa 4060(1):121-130. (Ref. 106141)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±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): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).

Saurenchelys gigas Lin, Smith & Shao, 2015