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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); longinaris: Name from Latin ‘longinaris’ meaning long nostril, referring to the elongate posterior nasal appendages..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 18 m (Ref. 123128). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123128)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, moderately robust with body length slightly less than tail length; posterior nostril encased within an unusual elongate dermal flap, its length 7.1 in HL; dorsal fin origin anterior to level of gill opening; vertebral count relatively low, total vertebrae 117. Colouration: in life pale reddish brown on upper two-thirds and white below, with 14, broad dark brown bars, pale spaces between bars and adjacent pale areas of dorsal fin profusely covered with red-brown spotting; dorsal fin with 14, white-edged black bars, appearing as ocelli, when viewed from dorsally (Ref. 123128).
Collected at night in coral reef habitat at a depth of 18 m (Ref. 123128).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and A.B. Sianipar, 2018. Descriptions of two new species of moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae) from northwestern Flores, Indonesia. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 24(2):37-46. (Ref. 123128)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
