Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs mainly around islands. Benthic (Ref. 26340) on hard, rocky or coral bottoms (Ref. 5217).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to the Antilles and western Caribbean; also from Brazil.
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Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26938&speccode=4257
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Physical Description
Morphology
Anal spines: 0
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=13442&speccode=942
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Size
Max. size
100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217))
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Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5217&speccode=7572
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Diagnostic Description
Gray in color, fins with distinctly black margins (Ref. 13442). Upper lip has along upper edge (Ref. 26938).
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=13442&speccode=942
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2.25 - 205
Temperature range (°C): 16.481 - 27.537
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 4.900
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.563
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.613 - 5.131
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 0.461
Silicate (umol/l): 0.885 - 4.602
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2.25 - 205
Temperature range (°C): 16.481 - 27.537
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 4.900
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.563
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.613 - 5.131
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 0.461
Silicate (umol/l): 0.885 - 4.602
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2.25 - 205
Temperature range (°C): 16.481 - 27.537
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 4.900
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.563
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.613 - 5.131
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 0.461
Silicate (umol/l): 0.885 - 4.602
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2.25 - 205
Temperature range (°C): 16.481 - 27.537
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 4.900
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.563
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.613 - 5.131
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 0.461
Silicate (umol/l): 0.885 - 4.602
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Environment
reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 3 - 55 m (Ref. 5217)
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
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Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5217&speccode=7572
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Migration
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Conger triporiceps
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R. 1978 Congridae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 2. pag.var. (Ref. 3715)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3715&speccode=102
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