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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Enchelycore: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335); propinqua: Name from Latin word ‘propinquus’ (feminine propinqua) means alike, resembling, close, akin, allied, or similar, referring to its resemblance in coloration and tooth pattern with some Anarchias species, and thus the name..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: India.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 116168)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 120. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters:; anus at about mid-point of the body; snout blunt; eyes small and slightly closer to tip of snout than to rictus; jaws are slightly arched, mouth not entirely closed when jaw tips meet; dorsal-fin origin considerably behind the gill opening, but well before level of anus; teeth are sharply pointed, recurved; biserial intermaxillary and maxillary teeth, those of inner row larger and more widely spaced than outer row; two fang-like median intermaxillary teeth, 6 large fang-like vomerine teeth; dentary teeth biserial with the inner row more widely spaced than outer one; pre-dorsal vertebrae 20, pre-anal vertebrae 51, total vertebrae 120. Colouration: body reddish brown mottled with irregular creamy white spots along entire length; slightly darker cross bands dorsally alternating with paler interspaces, distinct in anterior part (Ref. 116168).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Mohapatra, A., D.G. Smith, S.R. Mohanty, S.S. Mishra and P.C. Tudu, 2017. Enchelycore propinqua sp. nov., a new moral eel (Anguiliformes: Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from the Indian Coast. Zootaxa 4319(3). (Ref. 116168)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
