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Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Neoanguilla: Genus and type species provisionally named Neoanguilla nepalensis, derived from Greek word 'Neo", meaning new, and 'nepalensis', referring to Nepal.
Issue
Described provisionally, not available on Art. 16.1 and Art. 16.4. See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Subtropical
Asia: Nepal.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 85009)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 26 - 28; Raggi anali molli: 24. Dorsal fin with 26-28 rays; and anal fin with 24 rays; and caudal fin with 6 rays. Pectoral fin very much reduced leaf like (Ref. 85009)
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Adults inhabit dark subterranean system, usually adapted to life in dark cravens and fissures. Occasionally encountered in wells or pits, they sometimes burrow into soft bottom sediments (Ref. 85009).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Shrestha, T.K., 2008. Ichthyology of Nepal: a study of fishes of the Himalayan waters. Kathmandu : Himalayan Ecosphere, 388 p., [104] p. of plates : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm. (Ref. 85009)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00081 (0.00039 - 0.00168), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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