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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Muraena: Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Auguste Henri André Duméril. (1812–1870) was a friend of Kaup (see Dumeril, AHA). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Etymology: Muraena: Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Auguste Henri André Duméril. (1812–1870) was a friend of Kaup (see Dumeril, AHA). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 52678), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 52678). Subtropical; 40°N - 14°S, 32°W - 13°W
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Eastern Central Atlantic: restricted to the Macaronesian archipelagos.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 55.8 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58348); max. published weight: 169.80 g (Ref. 58348)
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58348); max. published weight: 169.80 g (Ref. 58348)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
A nocturnal territorial species found inhabiting rocky and stony bottoms, sometimes hiding under large rocks in tidal pools, from shore to a depth of 250 m, but mainly in shallower depths than 50 m (Ref. 58348).
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Main reference
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Jiménez, S., S. Schönhuth, I.J. Lozano, J.A. González, R.G. Sevilla, A. Diez and J.M. Bautista, 2007. Morphological, ecological, and molecular analyses separate Muraena augusti from Mureana helena as a valid species. Copeia 2007(1):101-113. (Ref. 58348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 August 2011
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 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00060 (0.00035 - 0.00103), b=3.29 (3.15 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| Generation time | 6.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=17.9; tm=5.3; K=0.178). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 46.9 [28.7, 95.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.836 [0.476, 1.359] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.4, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.301 [0.139, 0.774] g/100g; Selenium = 44.2 [23.3, 88.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.87 [2.92, 32.94] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.594 [0.435, 0.836] mg/100g (wet weight); |