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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Phaenomonas: Greek, phaino = to shine + Greek, monas = alone.
Eponymy: Mrs Jane M Cooper of the Department of Cooperative Society, Suva, Fiji, collected the holotype while living at Tarawa Atoll, Betio, in the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati, Western Pacific). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 60 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 11°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the Aldabra Islands to the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3972)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 0. Pectoral and anal fins absent; pinkish in life; eye vestigial.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle, 1986. Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3972)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.2 - 28.9, mean 28.1 °C (based on 62 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).