Japonoconger
sivicolus
(Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
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Family:
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Congridae
(Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net May show another species!
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Order:
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Anguilliformes
(eels and morays)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:
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57.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 535 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
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Morphology:
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Anal
soft rays: 159 164. Tail progressively becoming narrower posteriorly, tip flexible. Upper lip without upturned labial flange. Skin very thick (Ref. 559). Head small, with short dermal papillae. Snout long and blunt, protruding beyond mouth. Mouth large, the gape reaching to a vertical through posterior margin of the eye. Dorsal origin before pectoral fin base. Pectoral fin short. Body uniformly dark brown (Ref. 41285).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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