Rhynchoconger trewavasae — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Anguilliformes/Congridae/Rhynchoconger

At a glance

Occurrence records11

Data sources7

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Rhynchoconger trewavasae's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System6 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS11 records

01Narrative

Rhynchoconger trewavasae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Rhynchoconger trewavasae at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Adam Ben-Tuvia in 1993.Ben-Tuvia, A., 1993 [ref. 21130] A review of the Indo-west Pacific congrid fishes of genera Rhynchoconger and Bathycongrus with the description of three new species. Israel Journal of Zoology v. 39 (no. 4): 349-370. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel, and possibly the Gulf of Suez. It dwells at a depth range of 300 to, and swims in a zigzag motion near the bottom. Males can reach a maximum total length of 57 cm, but more commonly reach a TL of 45 cm. The species epithet "trewavasae" was given in honour of British ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas. R. trewavasae is sometimes caught in traps and trammel nets.

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02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length57 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonebathydemersal

Other traits3

Depth max500 m

Depth min300 m

Vulnerability42.8

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type11 records

Wild obs. + sensor2

Museum / vouchered9

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO16 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit0

200–1000 m twilight3

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 400 m · max 500 m · 3 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 2 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor2

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy40% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 3

5 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence9

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	1
Paris, FR	1
National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record	1
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversitylocation not on record	1

4 institutions · 4 of 9 vouchered records shown