FB-2649 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Myrichthys Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) Hadař jehlovitý Culebra rosario Safio Seasnake Sharptail eel Laiguline odaangerjas Teravsaba-odaangerjas Safio De Manchas Blancas Safío de manchas blancas Tieso Tieso afilado Culebra di wesu Puntstaartaal 尖尾花蛇鰻 尖尾花蛇鳗 短头花蛇鳗 短頭花蛇鰻 Leptocephalus undulatus Strömman, 1896 Muraena acuminata Gronow, 1854 Myrichthys acuminatus (Gronow, 1854) Ophichthys pisavarius Poey, 1876 Ophisurus breviceps Richardson, 1848 Ophisurus longus Poey, 1867 Pisodonophis guttulatus Kaup, 1856 1991-05-01 2001-10-16 Randall, J.E.0 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847. (Ref. 33) Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2001-10-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Commonly encountered swimming near the bottom in clear water from harbors to reefs. More common along continent and in grassy areas (Ref. 7251). Found in shallow areas to depths of 9 m. Feeds mainly on crabs. (Ref. 26938). Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-01-16 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 Light brown to grayish brown, darker above, with pale spots (Ref. 26938). Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938) FB-Distribution-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2016-08-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan (Mexico) to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and northern South America. Beebe, W. and J. Tee-Van 1933 Field book of the shore fishes of Bermuda. J.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 337 p. (Ref. 2458) FB-LifeCycle-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2001-10-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2649&StockCode=2845 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2001-10-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 102 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)) Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2649 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2001-10-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2649 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 9 m