Mottled conger (Poeciloconger kapala)

Scientific name: Poeciloconger kapala Castle, 1990

Mottled conger (Poeciloconger kapala)

The Mottled conger (Poeciloconger kapala) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New South Wales, Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Poeciloconger kapala
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
46–64 m (151–210 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 64 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, 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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