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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Tanaka.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate; 35°N - 13°N, 119°E - 146°E
Northwest Pacific: Japan and Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00024 (0.00016 - 0.00036), b=3.34 (3.22 - 3.46), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.7 [13.2, 36.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.28 [0.17, 0.45] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.452 [0.210, 1.130] g/100g; Selenium = 19 [11, 36] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.63 [2.54, 35.08] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.417 [0.308, 0.566] mg/100g (wet weight);