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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Xyrias: Greek, xyreo = that cuts like a knife (Ref. 45335); chioui: Named for Captain Jiun-Shiun Chiou, who captured and donated this and other important eel specimens to the laboratory of the National Taiwan Ocean University.
Eponymy: Captain Jiun-Shiun Chiou captured a number of eel specimens that he gave to the laboratory of the National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: McCosker, Chen & Chen.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico, usually 60 - 70 m (Ref. 82687). Subtropical; 24°N - 23°N
Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Changbin, Taitang County (Ref. 82687).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 81.9 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 82687)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
A moderately elongate species of Xyrias with tail 47% and head 12% of TL; dorsal-fin origin well behind pectoral tips; pectoral fin spatulate, elongate, 5.9 in HL; snout short, 2.7 in jaw; upper jaw elongate, 2.6 in HL; center of eye in anterior 40% of upper jaw; labial cirri and barbels absent; eyes not elevated; head pores minute, supraorbital pores 1+3, infraorbital pores 4+3, preoperculomandibular pores 2+6; teeth numerous, conical, needle-like, biserial on maxilla and uniserial on mandible and vomer; coloration in preservative pale ventrally, becoming brown dorsally, pectoral fins brown, median fins with a thin dark margin. Vertebral formula 19/61/126 (Ref. 82687).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
McCosker, J.E., W.-L. Chen and H.-M. Chen, 2009. Comments on the snake-eel genus Xyrias (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2289:61-67. (Ref. 82687)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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