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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Pylorobranchus: From the Greek pylorus (gatekeeper) and branchos (gill), neuter, in reference to the lappet-like structure located before the gill opening.; hoi: Named for Hsuan-Ching Ho, who has studied the eels and many other fishes of Taiwan..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade ? - 300 m (Ref. 92848). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.8 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 92848); 67.6 cm TL (female); peso máx. publicado: 0.00 g
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Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Vértebras: 182 - 183. This moderately elongate myrophin is distinguished by the following characters: tail 52%-59% of
TL; dorsal fin arising in anterior trunk region; median fins elevated; pectoral fin rounded, developed,
twice eye diameter; gill opening preceded anteromedially by a small lappet-like fleshy protuberance;
rear margin of orbit above rictus; cephalic pores developed, SO 1+3, IO 4+2, POM 6+3, and ST 3
present; teeth conical, developed, uniserial in jaws and vomer; coloration brown, median fins white,
anal-fin membrane black posteriorly; vertebral formula 30.3/62.7/182.3, total vertebrae 182 or 183 (Ref. 92848).
Collected from sand and rocky bottom (Ref. 92848).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
McCosker, J.E., K.-H. Loh, J. Lin and H.-M. Chen, 2012. Pylorobranchus hoi, a new genus and species of Myrophine worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichtidae). Zool. Stud. 52(1) (Ref. 92848)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00199), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
