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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Pseudophichthys: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 37 - 1647 m (Ref. 88924). Deep-water; 40°N - 30°S, 98°W - 10°E
Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco, Azores and Canary Islands, also one record from the Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4453)
Mouth inferior; dorsal and fin rays segmented; pectoral rather small its length equal to eye; gill-opening and anus black (Ref. 13608).
Found on muddy bottoms.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.3 - 17.4, mean 10.7 °C (based on 289 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00028 - 0.00136), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±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): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).