Blackedge conger
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body moderately elongate. Tail slender, attenuate at tip. Snout bluntly pointed, protruding beyond tip of lower jaw. Preserve specimen, head and body pale brown dorsally, much paler on belly. Caudal fin black, pectoral fin pale . Dorsal-fin origin slightly behind anteriormost insertion of pectoral fin to above middle of appressed fin. Preanal lateral line pores 29-32 .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 450 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathycongrus randalli | Ben-Tuvia | 1993 | Synonym |
| Leptocephalus retrotinctus | Jordan & Snyder | 1901 | Synonym |
| Rhechias retrotincta | Jordan & Snyder | 1901 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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