🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Subtropical
Chen's worm eel
Neenchelys cheni Chen & Weng, 1967
📖 Overview
A benthic species which occurs over soft bottoms of the continental shelf . Adults apparently have a pelagic lifestyle (caught with many mesopelagic species in Taiwan) .
Scientific Name
Neenchelys cheni
Authority
Chen & Weng, 1967
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
35 cm
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Genus
Neenchelys
Neenchelys
Species
Chen's worm eel
Neenchelys cheni
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Chen's worm eel is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Chen's worm eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
4.1±0.7
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00076 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
35cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Chen & Weng, 1967
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