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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Aprognathodon: Name from Greek 'a' meaning without, 'pro' for forward, 'gnathos' for jaw and 'odontos' for tooth, referring to the lack of intermaxillary dentition; platyventris: Name from Greek 'platy' for flat and 'ventris' for belly, referring to the flattened ventrum; noun in genetive case (Ref. 54133).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - 17 m (Ref. 54133). Tropical; 27°N -
Western Central Atlantic: Florida Keys, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 7251)
কশেরুকা : 148 - 152. Absence of raised platform between tubular anterior nostrils and median crease of the snout's underside. No teeth on anterior intermaxillary and vomerine. Anal fin present (Ref. 27478).
Found over shallow sandy bottoms with clear water (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 568 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).