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Ophichthus yamakawai Hibino, McCosker & Tashiro, 2019

Ruler-pattern snake eel
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); yamakawai: Named after Takeshi Yamakawa,.
Eponymy: Takeshi Yamakawa (d: 1942) is a fish collecting specialist who is an ichthyologist at Kochi University (Japan). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall ? - 100 m (Ref. 131479). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 131479)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Ryggkotor: 172. This species with 4 large dark blotches along lateral line from mid-trunk to posterior tail is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 7.5% TL; tail 58% TL; dorsal-fin origin is behind pectoral-fin tip, 2.7 times pectoral-fin length; teeth are small and conical, uniserial on maxilla, mandible and vomer; total vertebrae 172, predorsal 16, preanal 67 (Ref. 131479).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Collecting depth is unknown, but it was possibly collected from deep water ca. 100 m (T. Yamakawa, pers. comm., in Ref. 131479).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : McCosker, John E. | Medarbetare

Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and F. Tashiro, 2019. Four new deepwater Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan with a redescription of Ophichthus pallens (Richardson 1848). Ichthyological Research 66(2):289-306. (Ref. 131479)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).