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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ogilby.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α), usually 20 - 80 m (Ref. 30464). Temperate
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea (Ref. 559), Australia and New Zealand.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 30464); common length : 80.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 30464)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Σπόνδυλοι: 135 - 138.
Occurs in inshore waters (Ref. 7300). If provoked this species will make a lightning fast bite before retreating (Ref. 30464).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
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=0.00028 (0.00019 - 0.00042), b=3.34 (3.22 - 3.46), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 6.73 [2.96, 11.83] mg/100g; Iron = 0.136 [0.074, 0.274] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [16.9, 21.6] %; Omega3 = 0.267 [0.114, 0.749] g/100g; Selenium = 13.3 [6.1, 27.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32 [8, 134] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.399 [0.260, 0.603] mg/100g (wet weight);