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Ophichthus tetratrema McCosker & Rosenblatt, 1998

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Ophichthus tetratrema
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  tetratrema: Name from Greek words meaning four and hole, referring to the species' 4 preopercular pores; noun in apposition..
More on authors: McCosker & Rosenblatt.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 700 - 1000 m (Ref. 31243). Deep-water

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Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Ecuador.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.6 cm TL (female)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 156 - 157.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Maximum size 55.6 cm TL, refers to a female with undeveloped eggs.(Ref. 31243).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : McCosker, John E. | Colaboradores

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4.1 - 5.8, mean 5.2 °C (based on 25 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).