Ophichthus remiger, Punctuated snake-eel

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Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)

Punctuated snake-eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  remiger: Named for its type locality, Port Rame, Chile (= Estero Rama, south of Valparaiso)..
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 277 m (Ref. 31243). Subtropical; 9°N -

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Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Chile.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 48.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 150 - 160

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.8 - 22.3, mean 14.8 °C (based on 44 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00044 - 0.00239), b=2.97 (2.77 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 57.1 [33.4, 118.8] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.939 [0.525, 1.564] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 21.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.321 [0.148, 0.854] g/100g ; Selenium = 45.9 [24.6, 91.8] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 7.76 [2.31, 25.74] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.555 [0.403, 0.786] mg/100g (wet weight);