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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Ahlia: Name after Jonas Nicolas Ahl, of Upsala. His thesis "De
Muræna et Ophichtho" " modestly offered for the consideration of the
president of the medical faculty" in the University of Upsala
("Carolus Vet. Thunberg") in 1789, furnishes the beginning of the
systematic arrangement of the eels.
Eponymy: Dr Jonas Nicholaus Ahl (1765–1817) was a physician and one of Linnaeus’ students. He published his thesis: De Muraena et Ophichth (1789) which according to Jordan’s dedication “furnishes the beginning of our systematic arrangement of the eels.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 37 m (Ref. 37039). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 33.2, range 28 - 38.7 cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL (female)
Pale tan with scattered tiny spots. Mature individuals darker, with red-brown band at back of head. Dorsal fin origin above or behind anus (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Inhabits seagrass beds from bays and mangroves to offshore reefs. Adults move to open sea to spawn.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00076 (0.00028 - 0.00203), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 56 [32, 104] mg/100g; Iron = 0.597 [0.363, 1.163] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.5, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.054, 0.338] g/100g; Selenium = 38.2 [21.5, 76.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62 [18, 189] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.79, 1.54] mg/100g (wet weight); |