Kenyaconger Heemstrai
📖 Overview
Kenyaconger Heemstrai (Kenyaconger heemstrai), first described by Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003 is a medium-sized fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 26.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 139. The species has the following characters: snout short, bluntly rounded; posterior nostril opening ventrally from a tube on upper lip behind labial flange; maxillary and mandibular teeth biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly, compressed and incisor-like, closely appressed .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kenyaconger Heemstrai is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 275 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: off Kenya.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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