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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
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48637)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 20 - 21; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 38 - 41; Raios anais moles: 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 | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).