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Etymology: Skythrenchelys: Name from Greek 'skythros' for angry or sullen and 'enchelys' for an eel, referring to the facial expression of the included species. Treated as feminine according to Opinion 95 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1970.; macrostomus: Named in reference to its speckled head coloration..
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea to the Pacific.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6128); 16.5 cm TL (female)
Found on sandy bottoms (Ref. 93652). Maximum length of female (Ref. 40863).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and S. Kimura, 2013. Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthol. Res. (Ref. 93652)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 28 - 29.2, mean 28.7 (based on 272 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00199), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).