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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Callechelys: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 2 - 37 m (Ref. 27478). Tropical; 16°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific,
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 137577)
Wirbelzahl: 174 - 183. Yellowish white, speckled and spotted with darker coalescing spots (Ref. 3972).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Inhabits shallow areas, beneath loose gravel and sand (Ref. 1602); also in lagoons and seaward sand patches, solitary in sand, head usually protruding (Ref 90102). It is usually collected from over sand and rock bottoms using ichthyocides, from tide pools depths to 37 m (Ref. 27478).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
McCosker, J.E., 1998. A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.7 °C (based on 464 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00214), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.3 [19.6, 61.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.491 [0.298, 1.006] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.048, 0.288] g/100g; Selenium = 43.3 [25.0, 84.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.2 [14.3, 142.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.923 [0.668, 1.276] mg/100g (wet weight);
