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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335); oligospondylus: Name from Greek 'oligo' meaning few and 'spondylos' for vertebrae; referring to its lower vertebral count ..
More on authors: Chen, Randall & Loh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 15 m (Ref. 79875). Subtropical
Western Pacific, Taiwan, Solomon Is., and Vanuatu.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 79875)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Vértebra: 100 - 103. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: body color grey, blackish reticular pattern; higher body depth; fewer vertebrae (100-103); teeth on jaw 3 rows, denser dentition, longer teeth; anus close to mid-body point; head length 6.4-7.3 in TL; trunk length 2.7-2.8 in TL; depth at gill opening 12.0-15.5 in TL; eye diameter 21.4-23.3 in HL; snout length 4.9-6.2 in HL (Ref. 79875).
Collected from rocky shores by longline and rotenone (Ref. 79875).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Loh, K.-H., Chen, I.-S., J.E. Randall and H.-M. Chen, 2008. A review and molecular phylogeny of the moray eel subfamily uropterygiinae (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with descriptiuon of a new species. The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:135-150. (Ref. 79875)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 927 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00069 (0.00033 - 0.00144), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).