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Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Etymology: Coloconger: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Latin conger = conger (Ref. 45335); maculatus: Named for the distinct black blotch on posterior portion of tail..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte ? - 300 m (Ref. 124775). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 226; Anale zachte stralen: 122; Wervels: 145. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: rear portion of tail with a large black blotch and a white posterior end; head small, HL 15.7% TL; ST 4, middle two in pair; SO 7, two pores over posterior nostril; IO 12 or 14; POM 14; D 226; A 122; PAV 77 and TV 145; rictus through a vertical of posterior margin of the pupil; snout shorter than eye diameter; PO-DO 69.4% pectoral-fin length. Colouration: body brownish-gray dorsally, light gray ventrally; dorsal fin dark gray (Ref. 124775).
Only specimen caught by hook and line at around 300 m (Ref. 124775).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Ho, H.-C., C.-N. Tang and T.-W. Chu, 2021. Colonger maculatus sp. nov., a species of short tail eel from eastern Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Colocongridae). Zootaxa 5016(2):271-282. (Ref. 124775)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).