Mixomyrophis longidorsalis, Red Sea worm eel

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Mixomyrophis longidorsalis Hibino, Kimura & Golani, 2014

Red Sea worm eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Mixomyrophis: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, myros, -oy = the male of the morey eel + Greek, ophis =serpent (Ref. 45335);  longidorsalis: Named for the dorsal-fin base that is longer than that of its congener..

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 96670). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Israel).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96670)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 177. This species is distinguished by the following characters: trunk 22.3 % TL; predorsal length 16.3 % TL; 12 lateral-line pores before gill opening; total vertebrae 177, predorsal 22 and preanal 53 (Ref. 96670).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Hibino, Y., S. Kimura and D. Golani, 2015. A new ophichthid species from the Red Sea of the genus Mixomyrophis, formerly known as Atlantic genus. Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):184-188. (Ref. 96670)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).