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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Small-toothed conger

Rhynchoconger squaliceps Alcock, 1894
Max Length
50.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Small-toothed conger (Rhynchoconger squaliceps), first described by Alcock, 1894 is a large fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 50.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical 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.

Scientific Name
Rhynchoconger squaliceps
Authority
Alcock, 1894
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
50.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 149 - 152. Total vertebrae count incomplete.: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Small-toothed conger is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 234 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, Myanmar.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00062 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
50.1cm
Vertebrae
151

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Alcock, 1894

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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