Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte 254 - 300 m (Ref. 84366). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Off Vanuatu.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.9 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 84366)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This elongated species of Ophichthus, subgenus Coecilophis is distinguished by the following characters: tail 54% and head 8.0% of TL; origin of dorsal-fin 3.5 pectoral-fin lengths behind head; rounded pectoral fins, not elongate; posterior nostril in upper lip, covered with a flap; minute head pores, SO 1+2, IO 4+2, POM 2+6, stout, pointed and not numerous teeth, irregularly biserial anteriorly on vomer and maxillary, mostly uniserial on mandible; color uniform tan, pale ventrally, fins pale; vertebral formula 19/70/168 (Ref. 84366).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
McCosker, J.E., 2010. Deepwater Indo-Pacific species of the snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa 2505:1-39. (Ref. 84366)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
