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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Hans Hass (1919–2013) was an Austrian biologist, underwater cinematographer and scuba-diving pioneer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 25°C - 29°C (Ref. 130583); 30°N - 23°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and the Ogasawara islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 130583)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 449 - 540; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 273 - 334; Vértebras: 163 - 177. Variable but usually two large black spots are obvious; body diameter to about 14 mm (Ref. 48635). Anterior nostrils included in continuous free labial flange. Pectoral fins minute. Total vertebrae 163-177, anal origin below vertebra 59-66.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Often found on sandy slopes below 15 m; withdraws into its burrow when approached. Usually in colonies containing up to several hundred individuals. Adults feed on zooplankton (Ref. 89972). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 654 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 60.3 [33.5, 97.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.698 [0.420, 1.147] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.2, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.111 [0.051, 0.316] g/100g; Selenium = 38.9 [21.1, 80.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 97.6 [27.9, 327.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.2 [0.8, 1.7] mg/100g (wet weight);
