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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 20 m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 26°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Yaeyamas, south to Tonga.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 54980)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 0; Wervels: 131 - 139. Color whitish and densely mottled with roundish dark brown spots about the size of eye or slightly larger. Gill opening on mid side of the body.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Benthic in crevices in shallow water to 121 m (Ref. 58302, 75154). Uncommon inhabitant of reef flats and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van potentieel belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2831 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00071 (0.00034 - 0.00148), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 36.7 [20.2, 72.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.455 [0.269, 0.855] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.11 [0.05, 0.31] g/100g; Selenium = 31.2 [16.6, 61.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 75.1 [21.9, 262.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.22 [0.85, 1.69] mg/100g (wet weight);