Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus

Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus   Amin & Christison, 2005

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Eoacanthocephala | Neoechinorhynchida | Neoechinorhynchidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; brackvatten.  Subtropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm TRKL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2417); 2.625 cm TRKL (female)

Short description Morfologi

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.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. 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 Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison 2005 Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) dorsovaginatus n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae) on the southern coast of South Africa. Systematic Parasitology 61:173-179. (Ref. 2417)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

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Estimates based on models

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