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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Conger: Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alcide Charles Victor Dessalines d’Orbigny (1802–1857) was a traveller, collector, illustrator and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 10 - ? m (Ref. 27363). Subtropical; 1°S - 46°S, 68°W - 14°E
Eastern Atlantic: known only from larvae collected in the southern Gulf of Guinea from Annobon, Equatorial Guinea to Mossamedes (Moçâmedes), Angola. Western Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to San Jorge Gulf, Argentina (Ref. 86990).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 112 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 57911)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Found in shallow waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 27363). Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Specimens captured in deep waters of Brazil had ovaries occupying the whole abdominal cavity with scarce adipose tissue and degraded body indicative of semelparity (Ref. 92882).
Smith, D.G., 1990. Congridae. p. 156-167. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4453)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 11.8 - 24.9, mean 15.8 °C (based on 168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00043 (0.00024 - 0.00076), b=3.22 (3.07 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.7 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 7.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Assuming tm<5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 44.1 [26.7, 86.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.851 [0.485, 1.384] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [15.8, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.3 [0.1, 0.8] g/100g; Selenium = 52.3 [28.1, 102.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.4 [2.2, 24.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.556 [0.410, 0.786] mg/100g (wet weight);
