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Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus

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Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus   Amin & Christison, 2005

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Eoacanthocephala | Neoechinorhynchida | Neoechinorhynchidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; brackish.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm TRKL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2417); 2.625 cm TRKL (female)

Short description Morphology

Long, cylindrical trunk with prominent angular antero-dorsal hump clearly marked at posterior boundary of neck. Females with longer trunk length than males. Proboscis large, globular, wider than long, with prominent apical organ and sensory pits; hooks in all circles, with discoid roots; anterior hooks all at same level, longer than middle and posterior hooks. Long neck, wide posteriorly. Triangular brain, situated near posterior end of receptacle.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adult fish host found near shore beyond surf zone; juveniles and recruits of host found inshore in estuaries. Sexually mature adult worms found in breeding hosts; may suggest that worms are affected by hormones of spawning hosts, as reported in other species of this group parasitic on big fishes in large bodies of water (Ref. 2417).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison. 2005. (Ref. 2417)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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