Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the South China Sea near the Philippines, southwest of Luzon Island (183-199 m) and in the Sulu Sea near Jolo 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
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Erilõug-mokkangerjas, Úhořovec různočelistý, 异颌吻鳗, ... more

Main reference

Karmovskaya, E.S. 2004. (Ref. 54804)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 41.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54804)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 183 - 199 m (Ref. 54804)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Pacific: SW part of the Japanese Archipelago, South China seas, including the Philippines.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 181-191; Anal soft rays: 128 - 132; Vertebrae: 121 - 131. Diagnosis: Unpaired fins with dark margins. Second lateral line pore and pores above the pectoral fin from 7th-8th to 11th-15th elevated. Vertebrae 121-131; trunk vertebrae 38-40. Lateral line pores to anus 30-33. Supraorbital canal 6; suborbital canal 8; preoperculomandibular canal 10; occipital commissure 3. Swim bladder reaches slightly behind the anus; stomach dark, while intestine and peritoneum are dark (Ref. 54804).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

More information

Countries
FAO areas
Ecosystems
Occurrences
Introductions
Stocks
Ecology
Diet
Food items
Food consumption
Ration

Common names
Synonyms
Metabolism
Predators
Ecotoxicology
Reproduction
Maturity
Spawning
Fecundity
Eggs
Egg development

Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Morphometrics
Morphology
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Recruitment
Abundance

References
Aquaculture
Aquaculture profile
Strains
Genetics
Allele frequencies
Heritability
Diseases
Processing
Mass conversion

Collaborators
Pictures
Stamps, Coins
Sounds
Ciguatera
Speed
Swim. type
Gill area
Otoliths
Brains
Vision

Tools

Special reports

Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML

Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos

Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.6 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 (34 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)