Luminous Conger, Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton 1984
Other Names: Black Conger-eel
Luminous Conger, Lumiconger arafura. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A bioluminescent conger eel with a very slender tail, the anus positioned well before the midbody, and few cephalic pores. The Luminous Conger is unique in having a deeply curved premaxillary-ethmoid bone bearing a long tooth patch that is completely exposed on the underside of the long slender snout when the mouth is closed.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Lumiconger arafura in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3450
Luminous Conger, Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton 1984
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to northern Australia, from north of Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Western Australia, to north of Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory. Inhabits soft sediment areas on the continental shelf. |
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Feeding |
Benthic shrimps were found in the stomach. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in commercial trawls. |
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Etymology |
The specific name arafura refers to the area in which most of the specimens were trawled. |
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Species Citation |
Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton 1984, Copeia 1984(1): 73, figs 1-6. Type locality: North of Smith Point, off Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia, 12°58'S, 132°10'E, depth 27 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Luminous Conger, Lumiconger arafura Castle & Paxton 1984
References
Castle, P.H.J. & Paxton, J.R. 1984. A new genus and species of luminescent eel (Pisces : Congridae) from the Arafura Sea, Northern Australia. Copeia 1984(1): 72-81 figs 1-6 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1445036
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
McCosker, J., Tighe, K. & Smith, D.G. 2019. Lumiconger arafura. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199143A2563530. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199143A2563530.en. Accessed on 19 October 2022
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Colocongridae, Derichthyidae, Muraenesocidae, Nemichtyhyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae, Cyematidae, Saccopharyngidae, Eurypharyngidae, Monognathidae. pp. 1670-1697 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.
