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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Rhynchoconger: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 183 m (Ref. 37039). Tropical, preferred ?; 33°N - 33°S, 98°W - 33°W

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Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to mouth of the Amazon River.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37039); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

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Vertebrae: 159 - 172. Brown to yellowish brown, with vertical fins black edged posteriorly and stomach and intestine pale.

Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26340). Found on soft bottoms.

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Oviparous (Ref. 35590).

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McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00029 - 0.00130), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (76 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Rhynchoconger flavus (Goode & Bean, 1896)