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Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Etymology: Cynoponticus: Greek, kyon = dog + Ponticus, Ponto, Latin = the Black sea.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 100 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: central America and larger islands of the Caribbean to Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3793); peso máx. Publicado: 130.00 g (Ref. 118626)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Preanal lateral line pores 42-43; vertical and pectoral fins with black margin (Ref. 13608).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Inhabits bays and estuaries. Found over muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on benthic animals (Ref. 3793). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3793).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28, mean 27 °C (based on 260 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00087 (0.00051 - 0.00148), b=2.79 (2.64 - 2.94), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67 [43, 110] mg/100g; Iron = 0.828 [0.528, 1.274] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.178 [0.078, 0.469] g/100g; Selenium = 92.5 [52.5, 166.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.07 [3.35, 21.78] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.963 [0.731, 1.309] mg/100g (wet weight);