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Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson, 1848)

Saddled snake eel
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France country information

Common names: Serpenton à selles
Occurrence: stray
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Bodilis, P., A. Cheminée, R. Miniconi, H. Arcco and P. Francour, 2012
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: A Herculean migrant. Recorded from off Cassis and northern Corsica (Ref. 95837), and Gulf of Lions (Ref. 43448) to check.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bodilis, P., A. Cheminée, R. Miniconi, H. Arcco and P. Francour, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Pisodonophis: Greek, piso, pipisko = to drink + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, ophis = serpent .
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 10 - 30 m (Ref. 4455).   Subtropical; 37°N - 17°S

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Eastern Central Atlantic: Morocco to Angola, strays in the Mediterranean Sea.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3397); common length : 60.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4455)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455). Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 6522).

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Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : McCosker, John E. | Collaborateurs

Leiby, M., 1990. Ophichthidae. p. 176-192. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4455)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 24 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.