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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); chilkensis: Named for its type locality, Chilka Lake.
Lingkungan: lingkungan / zona iklim / kisaran kedalaman / jangkauan distribusi
Ekologi
laut berasosiasi dengan karang; kisaran kedalaman 25 - 30 m (Ref. 130619). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal.
Ukuran / Berat / umur
Kematangan: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.5 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 130619); 63.0 cm TL (female)
deskripsi pendek
Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik
vertebrata, bertulang belakang: 218 - 222. This species is characterized by the following: body extremely elongated, subcircular posteriorly following the compressed tail portion, tail tip pointed and strong; depth at gill opening 74.3-92.8 in TL; pre-anal length 2.8-2.9 in TL, HL 18.3-20.4, tail 1.6; snout short, tip conical at dorsal view, ventral side not bisected by a groove; upper jaw moderate, rictus well behind posterior of eye orbit margin, eye moderate, at mid jaw, its length 11.8-16.7 in HL, 3.6-5.6 in upper jaw length; anterior nostril tubular, positioned
toward ventrolaterally; posterior nostril a minute hole; single barbel on upper lip; dorsal-fin origin well behind pectoral-fin tip; pectoral fin short, tip rounded; shorter than jaw; its length 3.6-3.9 in HL; head pores are moderately conspicuous; a single median T and IO pores present; SO pores 1 + 4, first ethmoidal and three pores on snout dorsal surface and a pore between the interorbital space; IO pores 3 + 3, first located in middle of nostrils, second below the mid-eye, third and fourth behind eye orbit and 2 at ascendingly behind the eye; mandibular pores 5 and PO pores 2; LL pores conspicuous before anus; LL pores before gill opening 7-8, before dorsal-fin origin 13-14, before anus 71-74; teeth on jaw multiseries, small, pointed, and conical; intermaxillary with four teeth arranged in row; vomerine 2-3 rows anteriorly, three uniserial teeth posteriorly, extended beyond maxillary teeth row; maxillary and mandibular biserial, teeth size decreases posteriorly; vertebrae: pre-dorsal 12-13; pre-anal 72-73 and total 218-222 (Ref. 130619).
Cross section: oval.
Siklus hidup dan perilaku kawin
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fekunditas | Larva
Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, A. Mohapatra, T.T.P.A. Kumar and U.K. Sarkar, 2023. A new snake eel species of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal, with the taxonomic account of Ophichthus chilkensis. J. Fish Biol. 104(3):737-745. (Ref. 130619)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: tidak ada kepentingan
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
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Estimasi berdasarkan model
Indeks keanekaragaman filogenetik (Acuan
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).
Tingkat Trofik (Acuan
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kerentanan Penangkapan Ikan (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).
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