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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Slender worm-eel

Leptenchelys vermiformis Myers & Wade, 1941
Max Length
11.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Slender worm-eel is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Leptenchelys vermiformis
Authority
Myers & Wade, 1941
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
11.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Leptenchelys
Leptenchelys
Species
Slender worm-eel
Leptenchelys vermiformis

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Slender worm-eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Slender worm-eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Slender worm-eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 20 m . Tropical; 11°N - 9°N Central Pacific: Costa Rica.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00093 × L2.99 (TL)
Max TL
11.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2007

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Myers & Wade, 1941

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