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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
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.7 - 27.1, mean 22 °C (based on 292 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (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);
