Castle's slender conger
📖 Overview
Castle's slender conger (Bathycongrus castlei), first described by Smith & Ho, 2018 is a medium-sized fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 35.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 160 - 162. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small and slender with tail tapering, filiform; vomerine teeth forming a long triangular patch, one or two slightly enlarged teeth with several small teeth at front and sides and 4-9 moderately large, blunt teeth behind; dorsal half of head and body deep brown; vertebrae in preanal 35-38, precaudal 48-50, total 160-162; and preanal lateral-line pores 33-36 .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Castle's slender conger is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal. Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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