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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 0 - ? m. Tropical; 32°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Marianas in Micronesia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.3 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 121652); max. veröff. Gewicht: 41.50 g (Ref. 121652)
Wirbelzahl: 114 - 118. Drab yellow or brown in color, overlain with a web-like network of dark thin lines (Ref. 3257).
Abundant on rubble areas of intertidal reef flats. Feeds on small crustaceans and probably on small fishes as well. Also found in shallow reefs including tide pools (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerzielles potential
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2304 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00028 - 0.00073), b=3.13 (2.99 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).