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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Shaw.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 51 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 38°N - 36°S, 18°E - 129°W
Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 33390) to Marquesas and Mangaréva, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1602); common length : 80.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30573)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 0; Vertebre: 127 - 132. Mouth white inside, contrasting the outer dark skin with small white spots (Ref. 30404, 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from depths of 1 m to at least 36 m. Prefers very shallow depth and juveniles often in intertidal zones (Ref. 30404). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Often seen hunting during low tide among partly exposed reefs (Ref. 48635). Feeds mainly on fishes, also on crustaceans, by day and probably also at night (Ref. 13550). Caught with various nets (Ref. 30573). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 4690)
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00058 (0.00037 - 0.00088), b=3.33 (3.21 - 3.45), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.70 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 24.3 [13.2, 39.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.458 [0.266, 0.796] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.6, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.046, 0.287] g/100g; Selenium = 44.3 [23.5, 86.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 78 [22, 276] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.944 [0.660, 1.331] mg/100g (wet weight); |