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Thalassenchelys foliaceus  Castle & Raju, 1975

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Colocongridae (Short-tail eels)
Etymology: Thalassenchelys: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 1000 - 2000 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Indo-West Pacific: known only from larvae collected from tropical waters. Adult specimens are not known.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37502)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known only from larvae specimens (Ref. 37502).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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Shimokawa, T., K. Amaoka, Y. Kajiwara and S. Suyama, 1995. Occurrence of Thalassenchelys coheni (Anguilliformes; Chlopsidae) in the West Pacific Ocean. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 42(1):89-92. (Ref. 37502)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.7520   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00093 (0.00036 - 0.00241), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  .
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .