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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 17 m (Ref. 132087). Tropical
West Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Socotra Archipelago
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 132087)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Vértebra: 114 - 120. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small size, less than about 30.0 cm TL; with dorsal-fin origin before gill opening; maxillary teeth are biserial; branchial pores 2; total vertebrae is 114-120. Colouration: body plain brown, with dark grooves on throat and posterior part of head; tail at tip is dark yellow, becoming uniform brown in large adults (Ref. 132087).
Cross section: circular.
Occurs in coastal coral habitats, deep in crevices and is very rarely seen at night (Ref. 132087).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, J. Dandar and U. Zajonz, 2024. A new species of short unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae)
from the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Socotra Archipelago, with a
redescription of Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke. Zootaxa 5477(4):465-474. (Ref. 132087)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00047 (0.00025 - 0.00088), b=3.28 (3.13 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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