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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte ? - 64 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 26°N - 29°N, 98°W - 81°W
Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas in USA.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 211 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7251); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 23.6 kg (Ref. 40637)
Very large, TL 2.4 m; dorsal fin origin well behind tip of pectoral fin; 14-15 dark olive-brown, saddle-shaped markings along back. Dorsal and anal fins striped at bases, pectoral fin darker on dorsal half (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Inhabits offshore water from 15-365 m depth. Commonly caught by anglers near oil rigs.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang; sportvis: ja
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 53 [31, 96] mg/100g; Iron = 0.758 [0.438, 1.299] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.0, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.151 [0.063, 0.398] g/100g; Selenium = 94.2 [49.6, 201.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.95 [2.71, 27.86] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.731 [0.535, 1.038] mg/100g (wet weight); |