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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Echiophis: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); punctifer: Name from Latin 'punctifer' meaning dotted; referring to its coloration; name in apposition.
More on author: Kaup.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 40 - 100 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Florida to Texas in USA) to Cuba; northern South America (Ref. 5217). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4455).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217); common length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217)
Burrows in sand or mud in shallow water of the continental shelf near bays and lagoons (Ref. 4455).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [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) |
4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 21 [11, 34] mg/100g; Iron = 0.408 [0.244, 0.887] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0979 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 64.2 [35.6, 124.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.6 [10.0, 102.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.775 [0.554, 1.093] mg/100g (wet weight); |