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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 0 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 32°E - 139°W
Indo-Pacific: from East and South Africa to the Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, and south to New Caledonia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30573)
Vertèbres: 119 - 123. Drab brown in color, tip of tail yellow (Ref. 3257). Median fins restricted to the end of the tail (Ref. 3257).
Lives in mangrove swamps, brackish rivers, and shallow coral reefs to depths of at least 8 m (Ref. 1602). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3283 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00069 (0.00033 - 0.00146), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 45.1 [24.8, 92.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.496 [0.288, 0.935] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.109 [0.049, 0.311] g/100g; Selenium = 25.5 [13.4, 52.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 79.9 [23.5, 273.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.88, 1.79] mg/100g (wet weight);
