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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: E Louis Berndt (d: 1851) was born in Germany and emigrated to Hawaii (1883). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 30 - 303 m (Ref. 1602). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref. 11303) and Mauritius (Ref. 58078). Pacific Ocean: Taiwan to New Zealand, east to Hawaii.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 559)
Pale grey color with y-patterns along entire body (Ref. 30404).
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Rare species (Ref. 30404). Prefers rock and sponge areas (Ref. 30404). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30404.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
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): 14.7 - 27.1, mean 22 °C (based on 292 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00033 (0.00020 - 0.00054), b=3.29 (3.15 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 6.43 [2.77, 12.17] mg/100g; Iron = 0.2 [0.1, 0.4] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.1, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.073, 0.492] g/100g; Selenium = 12.5 [4.9, 30.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.4 [8.6, 275.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.282 [0.174, 0.447] mg/100g (wet weight);