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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); breedeni: Named for Vic. E, Breeden..
More on authors: McCosker & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 4 - 40 m (Ref. 30874), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 30404). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: widespread in the Indian Ocean, ranging to some oceanic locations in the Pacific.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 30874)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 128 - 131. Distinctive black patch mark below eye (Ref. 30404). Body brown, speckled darker; dark anus and gill opening (Ref. 3257).
Inhabits clear seaward reefs of oceanic islands to a depth over 25 m (Ref. 9710). Common on reef walls and steep slopes with holes (Ref. 30404). Inhabits porous coral rock which it shares with swarms of anthiases (Ref. 37816). Feeds on fishes and octopi (Ref. 89972). Territorial and will bite when provoked (Ref. 30404). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 9710.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker, 1986. Muraenidae. p. 165-176. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3257)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Traumatogenic (Ref. 30404)
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 310 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00047 (0.00025 - 0.00089), b=3.28 (3.13 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 27.6 [15.0, 44.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.466 [0.276, 0.928] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.104 [0.047, 0.298] g/100g; Selenium = 40.7 [22.0, 81.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 99.3 [29.0, 315.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.759 [0.525, 1.056] mg/100g (wet weight);
