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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Echidna: Greek, echidna = viper, 1847 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: In Greek mythology Echidna was a female monster, and mother of many other monsters including the Hydra. Hesiod described her as “half a nymph with glancing eyes and fair cheeks, and half again a huge snake, great and awful, with speckled skin.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; eau douce; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 0 - 24 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 17°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to Johnston Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 1602)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 0; Vertèbres: 121 - 130. Plain brown in color, snout with white tip, jaw with irregular white patches; darker behind eye and corner of mouth (Ref. 3257). Stout conical teeth that tend to become pebble-like, more numerous, and closely-packed with age.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Occurs among rubble deposits on the lee side of shallow wave-washed reefs. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 9710, 58302; 89972). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1822 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00049 (0.00024 - 0.00099), b=3.26 (3.09 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.5 [19.1, 61.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.462 [0.276, 0.837] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.104 [0.047, 0.282] g/100g; Selenium = 35.4 [19.4, 68.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 60.3 [17.3, 199.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.25 [0.89, 1.73] mg/100g (wet weight);
