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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); pullus: Name from Latin 'pullu' meaning dark-colored; referring to its appearance.
More on author: McCosker.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 106 - 154 m (Ref. 86730). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: off Angola and Guinea-Bissau.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86730)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
This moderately elongate species is distinguished by the following characters: head 8.5-8.9%, tail 57-61%, body depth at gill opening 2.8-3.3% of TL; origin of dorsal-fin well behind pectoral-fin tips; rounded pectoral fin, not elongate and well-developed; posterior nostril a hole above the upper lip, covered by a flap that extends to or below the edge of the mouth; upper lip with no barbels between anterior and posterior nostrils; small pores conspicuous, SO 1 + 4, IO 4 + 2, POM 6 + 2; small and conical teeth, biserial on anterior vomer and jaws; uniform gray-brown to nearly black in color; total vertebrae 149-153, mean vertebral formula 20.3-56.3-151.3 (Ref. 86730).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
McCosker, J.E., 2005. A new species of deepwater snake eel, Ophichthus pullus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from Angola and Guinea-Bissau. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(36):669-674. (Ref. 86730)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 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=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00212), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |