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Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)

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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)
Etymology: Monopterus: Greek, monos = one, unique + Greek, pteron = fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre demersal. Tropical; 40°N - 10°N

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?, range 25 - ? cm
Max length : 79.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54005)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

A rudimentary dorsal fin originates a little anterior to vertical from anus. Presence of numerous spots all over tail.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults known to hibernate in mud during cold season (Ref. 6351). Feed mainly on small fishes, tadpoles and aquatic insects (Ref. 6351). The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Fávorito, Sandra | Colaboradores

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 March 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Fuentes de Internet

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00079 (0.00044 - 0.00142), b=3.10 (2.94 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.8   ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 297 [87, 689] mg/100g; Iron = 1.06 [0.42, 2.89] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.3, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.054, 0.252] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [12.2, 64.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.1 [6.2, 52.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.66, 2.48] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.