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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Muraenichthys: Latin,muraena = morey eel + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jan Francois Schultze (d: 1817) was Assistant-Resident of Ambal, Java (1856). He provided Bleeker with an important collection of fishes from the south coast of Java. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 19 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 15°S
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Red Sea (Ref. 33390) and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia; Caroline and Marshall islands in Micronesia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1602); common length : 8.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 30573)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 0; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 0.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Found in reef flats and lagoons to at least 13 m. Burrows in soft bottoms (Ref. 30573). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Caught in bags or nets, or by digging (Ref. 30573). Used as shark bait (Ref. 30573).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial; isca: usually
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 26.9 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 2639 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00201), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 88.1 [50.5, 167.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.748 [0.434, 1.391] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.4, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.055, 0.345] g/100g; Selenium = 31.7 [16.9, 67.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 72.8 [20.7, 232.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.4 [0.9, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);