Large-toothed conger (Bathyuroconger vicinus)

Scientific name: Bathyuroconger vicinus Vaillant, 1888

Large-toothed conger (Bathyuroconger vicinus)

The Large-toothed conger (Bathyuroconger vicinus) is a marine fish of the family Congridae.

Biology

Vertebrae: 181 - 182. Dark brownish black. Median fins black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathyuroconger vicinus
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
88.0
Depth range
120–1318 m (394–4324 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 120 - 1318 m, usually 900 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde, Gulf of Guinea, Namibia, and off Cape Point, South Africa. Western Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico southward along coast of Central and South America to the Guianas. Indo-Pacific: eastern Africa to Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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