Diaphenchelys pelonates, Mud-dwelling moray

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Diaphenchelys pelonates McCosker & Randall, 2007

Mud-dwelling moray
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: pelonates: Name from Greek 'pelos' for mud and 'nates' for dweller, refers to its mud-dwelling habit; noun in apposition.
More on authors: McCosker & Randall.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 32 m (Ref. 75775). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75775)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 155. This species is small, elongate, slender, brown moray has white spots and vermiculations on the head behind the rictus and extends into the anterior trunk; pale margins posteriorly on fins; anus before midbody; length of preanal 2.5-2.6 in TL; gill opening depth 33-35 in TL; head 10-11 in TL; short snout, rear margin of orbit above middle or eye; jaws moderately long, not recurved; conical teeth, some needle-like; biserial maxillary teeth, those on outer row smaller and closely spaced; mostly uniserial mandibular teeth, outer row smaller and closely spaced; MVF 6/56/154 (Ref,. 75775).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on mud bottom with scattered rocks in 15-32 m (Ref. 90102).

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McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2007. A new genus and species of mud-dwelling moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Indonesia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 58(22):469-476. (Ref. 75775)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00050 (0.00025 - 0.00101), b=3.26 (3.10 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 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 vulnerability (37 of 100).