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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae
Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); galapagensis: Name 'galapagensis' from the species type locality, Galápagos Archipelago. Noun in apposition.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 1 - 110 m (Ref. 133059). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: Galápagos Archipelago.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 133059)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 141 - 162; Anale zachte stralen: 115 - 131; Wervels: 72 - 75. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 141-154 (162, MCZ 40433); A 115-123 (131, MCZ 40433); vertebrae 72-75, precaudal 16-18, caudal 55-58; pectoral-fin rays 24-25, outer pelvic filaments long, exceeding pectoral length; pectoral fin approximately 60% pelvic-fin length; gill rakers on first arch 6, reduced rakers on upper limb 2 and developed rakers of moderate and equal length on lower limb 4; caudal-fin rays 4/5=9; branchiostegals 7 (Ref. 133059).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Lea, R.N. and R. Robins, 2024. Description of a new species of cusk-eel (Teleostei, Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae, Ophidion) from the Galápagos Archipelago and Isla del Coco, long known but previously undescribed. Zootaxa 5497(2):292-298 (Ref. 133059)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.7 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 vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |