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Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); eurygnathos: Name from the Greek 'eury' for wide and 'gnathos' for jaw, referring to the wide jaws; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 406 m (Ref. 87288). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87288)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Böhlke, E.B., 2001. Gymnothorax eurygnathos, a new moray from the Gulf of California (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 49 Supl. 1:1-5 (Ref. 87288)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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