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Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); saldanhai: Named in honor of the Portuguese ichthyologist Luis Saldanha (Ref. 34017).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Luiz Viera Calds Saldanha (1937–1997) was aprominent Portuguese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 31 - 37 m (Ref. 34017). Tropical

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Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 34017)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 117; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 105 - 106. Color of fresh holotype: Pale pink, with a silver to golden stripe all along middle body, and a more silvery area a the preopercular region, behind and under the eye. The dorsal portion of the head (snout and nape) and of the body was slightly darker. Belly pigmentation whitish. The margins of the dorsal and anal fins were edged in white; blackish subterminal stripe, darker at the rear of the fins. Black pupil and iris reddish to silvery, with a black blotch at the dorsal portion (Ref. 34017).

Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Matallanas, J. and A. Brito, 1999. Description of Ophidion saldanhai sp. nov. from the Cabo Verde Islands. J. Fish Biol. 55(5):931-936. (Ref. 34017)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 12 October 2018

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.6 - 27, mean 19.5 °C (based on 25 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito, 1999