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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 ?
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)
Known only from larvae specimens (Ref. 37502).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 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) .