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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Echiophis: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); punctifer: Name from Latin 'punctifer' meaning dotted; referring to its coloration; name in apposition.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັນຫີນ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 40 - 100 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Florida to Texas in USA) to Cuba; northern South America (Ref. 5217). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4455).
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 5217); common length : 100.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 5217)
Burrows in sand or mud in shallow water of the continental shelf near bays and lagoons (Ref. 4455).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | ການສືບພັນ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.5 - 27.2, mean 24.7 °C (based on 105 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
ຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນ (Ref.
120179): ຕຳ່, ປະຊາກອນຕຳ່ສຸດທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາສອງເທົ່າ 4.5 - 14 ປີ (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21 [11, 34] mg/100g; Iron = 0.408 [0.244, 0.887] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0979 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 64.2 [35.6, 124.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.6 [10.0, 102.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.775 [0.554, 1.093] mg/100g (wet weight);