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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Pylorobranchus: From the Greek pylorus (gatekeeper) and branchos (gill), neuter, in reference to the lappet-like structure located before the gill opening; hoi: Named for Hsuan-Ching Ho, who has studied the eels and many other fishes of Taiwan.
Eponymy: Dr Hsuan-Ching Ho (d: 1978) is a Taiwanese ichthyologist who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine Biology at the National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (2014–present). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall ? - 300 m (Ref. 92848). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 92848); 67.6 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 0.00 g
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Ryggkotor: 182 - 183. This moderately elongate myrophin is distinguished by the following characters: tail 52%-59% of
TL; dorsal fin arising in anterior trunk region; median fins elevated; pectoral fin rounded, developed,
twice eye diameter; gill opening preceded anteromedially by a small lappet-like fleshy protuberance;
rear margin of orbit above rictus; cephalic pores developed, SO 1+3, IO 4+2, POM 6+3, and ST 3
present; teeth conical, developed, uniserial in jaws and vomer; coloration brown, median fins white,
anal-fin membrane black posteriorly; vertebral formula 30.3/62.7/182.3, total vertebrae 182 or 183 (Ref. 92848).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Collected from sand and rocky bottom (Ref. 92848).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
McCosker, J.E., K.-H. Loh, J. Lin and H.-M. Chen, 2012. Pylorobranchus hoi, a new genus and species of Myrophine worm-eel from Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Ophichtidae). Zool. Stud. 52(1) (Ref. 92848)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00076 (0.00028 - 0.00203), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |