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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); acutidens: Name 'acutidens' from a Latin word meaning 'sharp-toothed' or 'pointed-toothed', in reference to the distinctly sharp, recurved maxillary and mandibular teeth and the three enlarged, sharp vomerine teeth.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 138908)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Wirbelzahl: 152. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body depth 32.0 TL; dorsal-fin origin slightly posterior to pectoral-fin tip; head length 11.1 in TL; teeth conical, sharp, all recurved, maxillary teeth biserial, teeth of inner row larger than teeth of outer row; vomerine teeth uniserial, three anterior teeth stout, enlarged; pectoral fins lanceolate; body mainly uniform pale olivaceous, ventral part of trunk with white triangular area, posterior margin of dorsal and anal fins narrowly black; and total vertebrae 152, including 13 predorsal and 61 preanal vertebrae (Ref. 138908).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Samucidine, K., S.V. Bogorodsky, Y. Hibino, P. Matiku, G. Matcher and R. Bills, 2026. A new species of snake eel of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Mozambique. Zootaxa 5793(2):496-508. (Ref. 138908)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100). 🛈 |