Rhynchoconger flavus
Yellow Conger
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Anguilliformes (True Eels)
Congridae (Conger Eels)
Rhynchoconger
Rhynchoconger flavus (Yellow Conger)
Description
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Characters
Moderately elongate body; anus at one-quarter to one-third of length; acutely pointed tail; snout projects beyond lower jaw with longitudinal fleshy keel on underside of tip; upper lip has broad flange, lower lip has narrow flange; anterior nostril tubular, posterior nostril elliptical; snout 25% to 29%, eye 19% to 21%, mouth length 34% to 40% of head length; head length 42% to 54%, predorsal length 44% to 56% of preanal length; jaw teeth small, conical, in narrow bands; intermaxillary tooth patch round, exposed when mouth is closed; vomerine tooth patch short; head pores small; branchiostegal rays 8 or 9; pectoral fin rays 12; lateral line pores to anus 26 to 34; total vertebrae 159 to 172; predorsal vertebrae 6 to 9; preanal vertebrae 31 to 37; precaudal vertebrae 43
Brown to yellowish brown with vertical fins black edged posteriorly; stomach and intestine pale
Distribution
Western North Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico to the mouth of the Amazon River
Gulf of Mexico, generally limited to muddy inshore waters, rare east of Mobile Bay
Habitat Associations
Inshore waters, 26 to 183 m depth
Muddy substrate
Biology
Maximum known size is 1,500 mm TL
Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26340). Found on soft bottoms.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external. Oviparous (Ref. 35590).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-08-15. Resilience: Low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters described
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of potential interest.
References
Hoese and Moore 1977 (as Hildebrandia flava)
C. R. Robins et al. 1986 (as H. flava)
Smith 1989f,k
Boschung 1992
Charter, S.R. (1996) Congridae: conger eels. p. 100-117. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p.
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm (1998) Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p.
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