Kenyaconger heemstrai Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Congridae \| Bathymyrinae
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Main reference

Smith, D.G. and E.S. Karmovskaya. 2003. (Ref. 50529)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 26.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50529)

Environment

Bathydemersal; marine; depth range 275 - 275 m (Ref. 50529)

Climate / Range

Deep-water

Western Indian Ocean: off Kenya.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 139. The species has the following characters: snout short, bluntly rounded; posterior nostril opening ventrally from a tube on upper lip behind labial flange; maxillary and mandibular teeth biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly, compressed and incisor-like, closely appressed (Ref. 50529).

Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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