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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.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 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).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 180 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); common length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217)
Burrows in sand or mud in shallow water of the continental shelf near bays and lagoons (Ref. 4455).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | 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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (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). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈 |
Nährstoffe (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); |