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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: E Louis Berndt (d: 1851) was born in Germany and emigrated to Hawaii (1883). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Snyder.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 30 - 303 m (Ref. 1602). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref. 11303) and Mauritius (Ref. 58078). Pacific Ocean: Taiwan to New Zealand, east to Hawaii.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 559)
Pale grey color with y-patterns along entire body (Ref. 30404).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Rare species (Ref. 30404). Prefers rock and sponge areas (Ref. 30404). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30404.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 14.7 - 27.1, mean 22 °C (based on 292 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00033 (0.00020 - 0.00054), b=3.29 (3.15 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 6.43 [2.77, 12.17] mg/100g; Iron = 0.2 [0.1, 0.4] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.1, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.073, 0.492] g/100g; Selenium = 12.5 [4.9, 30.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.4 [8.6, 275.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.282 [0.174, 0.447] mg/100g (wet weight);