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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Fryer's false moray

Xenoconger fryeri Regan, 1912
Max Length
20.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
0–5 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Benthic within rock crevices . A specimen was collected from 0-1.5 m depth . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

Scientific Name
Xenoconger fryeri
Authority
Regan, 1912
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
20.5 cm
Depth Range
0–5 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Xenoconger
Xenoconger
Species
Fryer's false moray
Xenoconger fryeri

🐟 Physical Description

Brown color with the inside of the mouth white.: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Fryer's false moray 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; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical known only from Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean, Aldabra, Cosmodelo Group of the Seychelles, New Caledonia, Palau, Fiji, and Hawaii.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
20.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Regan, 1912

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