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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Myrichthys: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 262 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 33°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the central Pacific, not including Hawaii and the Leeward Islands. Replaced by Myrichthys magnificus in the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 26145, 37816).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1602); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9137)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 0; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 0; Vértebras: 185 - 189. Pale cream in color with variable pattern of large and small black spots with narrower white interspaces (Ref. 3972, 48635). Young with black saddles (Ref. 3972). Its behavior is similar to Myrichthys colubrinus and Leiuranus semicinctus.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Found in sandy areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs; living buried in the sand. May aggregate in large numbers under a light at night (Ref. 9710). Sometimes fully exposed when searching for prey (Ref. 30874). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). Solitary and more common at night (Ref 90102).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1993. A revision of the snake eel genus Myrichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of a new eastern Pacific species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48(8):153-169. (Ref. 40867)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00212), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 29.1 [15.6, 50.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.466 [0.280, 0.952] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.4, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.054, 0.337] g/100g; Selenium = 67.5 [38.0, 129.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.2 [13.0, 130.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.849 [0.605, 1.190] mg/100g (wet weight); |