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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Blachea: Named for J. Blanche, in recognition of his many contributions to the knowledge on anguilliform fishes, both adults and larvae; xenobranchialis: Name from the Greek 'xenos' (= strange) and 'branchos' (= gill), referring to the unique free branchiostegals; an adjective.
Eponymy: Jacques Blache (1922–1994) was a French ichthyologist who worked for the Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d’Outre-Mer (ORSTOM) in Kampuchea (1948–1953) and in various African countries including Chad, Congo and Senegal (1953–1973). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 348 - 385 m (Ref. 56403). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: a new record for northwestern Australia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 56403); 37.5 cm TL (female)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on soft bottom of the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154) and shelf (Ref. 75154).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Karrer, C. and D.G. Smith, 1980. A new genus and species of congrid eel from the Indo-west Pacific. Copeia 1980(4):642-648. (Ref. 56403)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 8.9 - 10.9, mean 10.3 °C (based on 10 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00029 - 0.00132), b=3.19 (3.01 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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