Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 33390) and East Africa to Papua New Guinea (Ref. 9710), north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 300 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 0; Vértebra: 138 - 144. Basically white with black blotches and interspaces forming a honeycomb pattern (Ref. 30404, 48635). Some individuals have a near black overall appearance (Ref. 48635). Blotches variable between individuals and size, often in relation to habitat - those in clear coral reefs usually have proportionally less black than those found in turbid waters (Ref. 30404).
Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs (Ref. 9710). One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Often in holes with cleaner wrasses or shrimps (Ref. 48635). Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes (Ref. 30573). Large adults may be aggressive (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 4537)
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1258 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00035 (0.00021 - 0.00058), b=3.27 (3.13 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.2 [6.2, 23.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.323 [0.176, 0.697] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [16.9, 21.8] %; Omega3 = 0.0899 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 59.6 [27.8, 126.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.6 [8.2, 149.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.836 [0.553, 1.234] mg/100g (wet weight);
