Brazil country information

Common names: Côngrio, Congro, Corongo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Rio de Janeiro southward (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 8984.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, D.G., 1990
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Congre argentin, Congrio argentino, Congrio, ... more

Main reference

Smith, D.G. 1990. (Ref. 4453)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 112 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57911)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 27363)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 1°S - 46°S, 68°W - 14°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: known only from larvae collected in the southern Gulf of Guinea from Annobon, Equatorial Guinea to Mossamedes (Moçâmedes), Angola. Western Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to San Jorge Gulf, Argentina (Ref. 86990).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Pectorals small and fan-shaped (Ref. 27363).

Found in shallow waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 27363). Feeds on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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References
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.59 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm<5)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837