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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.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 37 m (Ref. 37039). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: 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.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutriments (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); |