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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 160 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 100 m (Ref. 42064). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles, including the Central American coast from Nicaragua to northern coast of South America.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 57911); common length : 40.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6077)
Regularly spaced blackish spots on dorsal fin; anal fin with a series of black and white areas; gill opening roundish and located on midside of body; corner of mouth and gill-opening not black (Ref. 13608).
A solitary species (Ref. 26340) commonly found on deep soft bottom areas and banks, rarely on coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Also in estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 42064). Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 42064). Probably consumed fresh or salted (Ref. 3255).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Reproduction probably similar to Gymnothorax funebris (Ref. 42064).
Claro, R., 1994. Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.4 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 1234 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00045 (0.00028 - 0.00072), b=3.29 (3.16 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.71 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 25.8 [14.0, 53.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.415 [0.245, 0.796] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.36] g/100g; Selenium = 52.5 [27.0, 102.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 58.1 [17.2, 212.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.997 [0.697, 1.396] mg/100g (wet weight);
