Namibia country information

Common names: Eel, Paling, West coast snake-eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges south to Walvis Bay (Ref. 3972). Commonly caught by anglers in Lüderitz lagoon (Ref. 36731). Taken with bottom trawls and hook and line (Ref. 27121). Also Ref. 54854.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
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Common names from other countries

Eel, Snake eel, Serpent de mer, ... more

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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Mystriophis: Greek, mystrion = spoon + Greek, ophis = serpent.
More on author: Richardson.

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

marien demersaal; diepte ? - 40 m (Ref. 2683), usually ? - 40 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical; - 23°S

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Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 4455) south to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 3972).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 140 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 27121); common length : 80.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26999)

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Brownish dorsally, lighter below (Ref. 3972).

Inhabits lagoons and coastal waters (Ref. 2683), from near shore to 40 m (Ref. 4455). Burrows in sand or mud (Ref. 4455). Feeds on small fishes, crabs and shrimps (Ref. 3651).

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Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : McCosker, John E. | Medewerkers

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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.3 - 28, mean 26.3 (based on 114 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [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).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (84 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1848)