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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Bascanichthys: Greek, baskanos, -os, -on = evil eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Seale.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 127464)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This species is distinguished by the following: tail slightly longer than head and trunk; differs from B. kabeyawan in having a less slender body, its depth 1.5% TL (vs. 1.1% TL in B. kabeyawan), upper jaw long, 23.3-24.7% HL (vs. 19.8% HL); uniserial teeth on maxilla (vs. uniserial on anterior third and biserial on posterior two-third); body distinctly red when fresh (vs. grayish black dorsally, pale ventrally) (Ref. 127464).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho, 2022. Two new species of the snake eel genus Bascanichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464)
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
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
