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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.” Hendrik Severinus Pel (1818–1876) was the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana) (ca: 1840–1850). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical; 21°N - 16°S
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde and the offshore islands in the Bay of Biafra.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27000); common length : 55.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26999)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Occurs in rocky, shallow-water habitats. Feeds on crustaceans, small shrimps and young crabs (Ref. 3254).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke, 1990. Muraenidae. p. 136-148. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4450)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 211 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 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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