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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 25 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 12°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Tuamoto Islands and Fiji (Ref 001602); Philippines, south to Australia (Ref 90102).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2334)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 0; Wervels: 112 - 122. Pale brown, evenly marked with round, dark brown spots (Ref. 3257). Dorsal fin begins far from the head, closer to the anus. Teeth short and conical.
Occurs among corals and rubble of seaward reefs. Very secretive (Ref. 9710, 75154). Benthic at 1-22 m (Ref. 58302, 75154). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1482 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00025 - 0.00091), b=3.28 (3.12 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 79.2 [44.2, 164.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.643 [0.374, 1.237] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.4, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.132 [0.059, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 26.7 [13.8, 58.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 118 [35, 374] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.90, 1.87] mg/100g (wet weight);
