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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); ypsilon: ypsilon after the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet, in reference to the Y-shaped dark bars often found on this species (Ref. 10659).
More on authors: Hatooka & Randall.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 110 - 185 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35990); 77.6 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 151 - 154; Wervels: 141 - 153. A species of Gymnothorax of moderate length. Dorsal fin moderately high, its origin before gill opening. Anus before mid-body. Jaw teeth sharp and uniserial. Body creamy light brown with 26-35 distinct, narrow, dark crossbars extending onto fins (some bars on most specimens Y-shaped). Anterior part of head uniformly light brown. Anal fin with a white margin (Ref. 10659). MVF 5-56-149 (Ref. 35990).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall, 2000. A review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 150:203-278. (Ref. 35990)
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=0.00032 (0.00020 - 0.00051), b=3.25 (3.11 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±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 vulnerability (57 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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