Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 100 m (Ref. 9323). Tropical; 29°N - 4°S, 116°W - 78°W
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 202 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 38398); peso máximo publicado: 11.0 kg (Ref. 38398)
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9323). Feeds on invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 9323). The flesh is of excellent quality (Ref. 9323).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith, D.G., 1995. Muraenesocidae. Morenocios. p. 1301-1302. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9323)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.5 - 28.9, mean 26 °C (based on 64 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00195 (0.00104 - 0.00365), b=2.89 (2.72 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).