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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Chauligenion: Name from Greek 'chaulios' for prominent and 'genion' for chin, referring to its obtrusive lower jaw tip; camelopardalis: Name from Latin 'camelopardalis' for giraffe, referring to its coloration; noun in apposition.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte ? - 150 m (Ref. 129451). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.7 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 53% of TL; snout and tail tip are pointed; chin in advance of the snout tip; dorsal fin arising above gill opening; median fins are low; no pectoral fin; eye moderate, 10.8 in head and behind middle of upper jaw; cephalic pores are small but apparent, preopercular 3, supratemporal 3; teeth small, conical, numerous and densely packed on jaws, irregularly biserial on vomer. Colouration: yellowish-tan overlain with 2 rows of 70-75 eye-sized brown spots; vertebral formula 9/82/186 (Ref. 129451).
Cross section: circular.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
McCosker, J.E. and M. Okamoto, 2016. Chauligenion camelopardalis, a new genus and species of deepwater snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the East China Sea. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 63(9):321-328. (Ref. 129451)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: bycatch
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈 |