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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 15 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: eastern Sumatra and Gulf of Thailand to Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby region) and Australia (Low Isles, Queensland), northward to southern China and Ryukyu Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48637)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 6 - 7; Raios dorsais (total) : 30; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais : 29.
Inhabits deep mud slopes subject to strong currents, usually in excess of 15 meters depth. Adults are solitary or in pairs while juveniles form small groups that resemble Ptereleotris when small (Ref. 48637).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 28.9, mean 28 °C (based on 110 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).