Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the southwestern end of Luzon Island (Ref. 54804).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Karmovskaya, E.S., 2004
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
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Common names from other countries

短吻吻鳗, Tömp voltkoonangerjas, Úhořovec queenslandský, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. and K.K.P. Lim (eds.). 2000. (Ref. 36648)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 36.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54804)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 280 - 440 m (Ref. 54804)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Pacific: Taiwan to Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 256-300; Anal soft rays: 184 - 240; Vertebrae: 151 - 155. Diagnosis: The snout is blunt; length of pectoral fins 49-55% of head length. Origin of dorsal fin above the end of pectoral fin. Vertebrae 151-155; trunk vertebrae 38-41. Lateral line pores to anus 25-28. Dorsal fin rays 256-300; anal fin rays 184-240 (Ref. 54804).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng, 1967)