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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); pseudokidako: Name from Greek word 'pseudēs' (false) and species name 'kidako', referring to the highly morphological similarity to G. kidako; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 123899). Tropical
Western Pacific: Taiwan and the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 104 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123899); 88.3 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 134 - 139. This moderately sized moray is distinguished by the following characters: body stout, anus slightly anterior to mid-body; teeth mostly uniserial, smaller individuals with an additional inner row of maxillary teeth, vomerine teeth sometimes in a staggered row; vertebrae, predorsal 4-7, preanal 53-57, total 134-139. Colouration: dark brown covered by pale spots; spots usually gathering into snowflake-like blotches on trunk, tail, fins, and posterior part of head, scattered evenly on snout and lips; a distinct saddle-like marking of ground color on top of head between eyes and origin of dorsal fin; fins without pale margin; throat grooves, gill opening, and corner of mouth darkish; Iris of eyes yellowish or reddish brown (Ref. 123899).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Huang, W.-C., D.G. Smith, K.-H. Loh and T.-Y. Liao, 2021. Two new moray eels of genera Diaphenchelys and Gymnothorax (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan and the Philippines. Zool. Stud. 60. (Ref. 123899)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100).
