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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Gunnellichthys: From Gunnel, a small eel shaped marine fish of unknown origin, 1686 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 50 m (Ref. 90102), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 12°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Maldive Islands, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and islands of Micronesia except the Marianas.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 48637)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 20 - 21; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 38 - 41; Rayons mous anaux: 36 - 40.
Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710, 48637). Also found in open sand. Algal flats and seagrass beds in 3-50 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Outils
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 1635 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
