Ladder eel (Scalanago lateralis)

Scientific name: Scalanago lateralis Whitley, 1935

The Ladder eel (Scalanago lateralis) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Endemic to Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scalanago lateralis
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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