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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Scolecenchelys: Greek, skolex = worm (1855) + Greek, enchlys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); profundorum: From the Latin profundorum, meaning 'of the depths' (Ref. 13468).
More on authors: McCosker & Parin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad ? - 310 m (Ref. 13468). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Nazca Ridge.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 13468)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Vértebra: 162. This species of the Scolecenchelys gymnota species group is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 8.7 % TL; tail 52 % TL; uniserial teeth on jaws and vomer; horizontal distance between dorsal-fin origin and a vertical through mid-anus 51 % HL; predorsal vertebrae 75, preanal 68, total 162 (Ref. 104540).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Hibino, Y. and S. Kimura, 2015. Revision of the Scolecenchelys gymnota species group with descriptions of two new species (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae). Ichthyol Res (Ref. 104540)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00199), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).