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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Halimuraena: Greek, als, alis = salt + Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical; 1°S - 26°S, 34°E - 50°E
Western Indian Ocean: coasts of Kenya, Mozambique, the southwest coast of Madagascar, and Chesterfield Island in the Mozambique Channel.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 531)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 45 - 47; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 36 - 37; Vertèbres: 51 - 53. Shoulder with an ocellated dark spot. Fused gill membranes in ventral midline, ventrally free from isthmus. Variable cephalic sensory canal pores. Variable color pattern, light brown yellow anteriorly, dark posteriorly; blotches on body forming almost a `honeycomb pattern'; iris gray-gold; a short dark bar from posteroventral margin of eye across cheek. Preopercular canal with 7 pores; 7 suborbital pores; with a bilateral, anterior interorbital pore. No scales on cheeks, opercles and nape. Lower lateral line with 60-72 pored scales.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.8 - 27.6, mean 27.2 °C (based on 176 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 558 [320, 1,237] mg/100g; Iron = 1.73 [0.98, 3.01] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.6, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.161 [0.078, 0.325] g/100g; Selenium = 28.8 [12.7, 65.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.2 [15.0, 143.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.41 [1.59, 3.49] mg/100g (wet weight);
