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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); castlei: Named after Peter H.J. Castle, anguilliform expert.
Eponymy: Dr Peter Henry John Castle (1934–1999) was an ichthyologist at the School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, which awarded all his degrees; bachelor’s (1955) master’s (1958), doctorate (1964) and DSc. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Böhlke & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
морской ассоциированный с рифами; пределы глубины 18 - 21 m (Ref. 35991). Tropical; 32°N - 26°S, 90°E - 174°W
Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, and on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 35991); 25.0 cm TL (female)
Краткое описание
определительные ключи | морфология | морфометрия
позвонки: 118 - 124. Moderately small species with uniform tan or brown coloration, marked with small black spots forming lines on head and a single row of spots and dashes along the lateral midline of the body and tail; body moderately elongate; anus well before midbody; head and jaws short; teeth numerous, short and rounded, maxillary and vomerine teeth biserial; MVF 5-48-120.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Secretive in reef crevices, not usually seen in the open (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки
Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Gymnothorax castlei, a new species of Indo-Pacific moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):549-554. (Ref. 35991)
Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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рыболовство: не имеет хозяйственного значения
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.3 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 62 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00025 - 0.00091), b=3.28 (3.12 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
устойчивость к внешним воздействиям (Ref.
120179): высокий, минимальное время удвоения популяции до 15 месяцев (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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