Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)
Punctuated snake-eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); remiger: Named for its type locality, Port Rame, Chile (= Estero Rama, south of Valparaiso).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); remiger: Named for its type locality, Port Rame, Chile (= Estero Rama, south of Valparaiso).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 277 m (Ref. 31243). Subtropical; 9°N -
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Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 48.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Max length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 150 - 160.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators
McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | 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). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 57.1 [33.4, 118.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.939 [0.525, 1.564] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.321 [0.148, 0.854] g/100g; Selenium = 45.9 [24.6, 91.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.76 [2.31, 25.74] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.555 [0.403, 0.786] mg/100g (wet weight); |