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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); bacalladoi: Named in honor of Dr. J.J. Bacallado for his notable contribution to the study of the marine fauna of the Canary Islands.
Eponymy: Dr Juan José Bacallado Aránega (d: 1939) is the Director of the Museum of Natural Science, Tenerife, Canary Islands and Professor of Animal Biology at the University of La Laguna. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 17 - 604 m (Ref. 40832). Deep-water
Eastern Central Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref. 40832); Madeira Island (Ref. 74541); and Cape Verde (Ref. 94080).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40832)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 130 - 131. Moderately elongate moray with: mottled brown coloration, posterior jaw pores in white spots; dorsal-fin origin before gill openings; four infraorbital pores, one branchial pore; outer teeth serrate, maxillary teeth in two short rows, and vomerine teeth biserial; and mean vertebral formula (MVF) 5-55-130.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Depth range based on the 3 known specimens all of which have been collected from rocky bottom. May inhabit deep waters.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Böhlke, E.B. and A. Brito, 1987. Gymnothorax baccaladoi, a new Moray from the Canary Islands (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 139:459-463. (Ref. 40832)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 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=0.00047 (0.00025 - 0.00088), b=3.28 (3.12 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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