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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Callechelys: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 37 m (Ref. 27478). Tropical; 16°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific,
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 137577)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 174 - 183. Yellowish white, speckled and spotted with darker coalescing spots (Ref. 3972).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Inhabits shallow areas, beneath loose gravel and sand (Ref. 1602); also in lagoons and seaward sand patches, solitary in sand, head usually protruding (Ref 90102). It is usually collected from over sand and rock bottoms using ichthyocides, from tide pools depths to 37 m (Ref. 27478).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
McCosker, J.E., 1998. A revision of the snake-eel genus Callechelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of two new Indo-Pacific species and a new Callechelyin genus. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(7):185-215. (Ref. 27478)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 35.3 [19.6, 61.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.491 [0.298, 1.006] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.048, 0.288] g/100g; Selenium = 43.3 [25.0, 84.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.2 [14.3, 142.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.923 [0.668, 1.276] mg/100g (wet weight); |