Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)

Bandtooth conger

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Congridae \| Bathymyrinae
Synonyms	Muraena balearica, Conger balearicus, Congermuraena balearica, ... more
Common names	Baleares conger, Congrillo de charco, Varga, ... more

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Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L. 1987. (Ref. 3397)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

Environment

Reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 1 - 732 m (Ref. 4453), usually 20 - 100 m (Ref. 26999)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 37°N - 17°S

Eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Nortwest Atlantic: Canada. Western Indian Ocean: including the Red Sea.
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Found on the shelf, littoral, burrowing in galleries on sandy mud bottoms. Carnivorous. (Ref. 6521).


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

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Papasissi, Christine

Modified by Reyes, Rodolfo B.

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