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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (1794–1884) was a German collector. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: McClelland.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten revassocierade; pH range: ? - 28.0; djupintervall 0 - 40 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (south to Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, Ref. 33390) to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Marquesan islands, north to the Ryukyus, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1602)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 0; Ryggkotor: 125 - 135. Color pale greyish brown with 16-21 dark bars; bars becoming indistinct on large individuals; top of head yellow; corner of mouth with a dark brown spot.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Adults feed on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Uppskattningar baserade på modeller
Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 28.9, mean 27.7 °C (based on 670 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00034 (0.00022 - 0.00051), b=3.32 (3.20 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.69 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.4 [16.8, 60.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.432 [0.261, 0.816] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.052, 0.316] g/100g; Selenium = 38.6 [20.6, 74.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 63.1 [18.6, 219.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.1 [0.8, 1.5] mg/100g (wet weight);