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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ichthyapus: Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, a = without + Greek, pous = feet.
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9328). Tropical; 28°N - 1°S
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California, Costa Rica to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 96339)
Inhabits sandy bottoms, from shallow waters up to a depth of 30 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1995. Ophichthidae. Tiesos, serpentones. p. 1326-1341. 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. 9328)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.6 - 29.1, mean 27.7 °C (based on 216 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).