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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); naevius: Name from Latin 'naevius' meaning having moles or spots, referring to numerous dark spots on the dorsal surface of the body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 25 - 30 m (Ref. 130619). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, India.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.8 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 130619); 31.6 cm TL (female)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 134 - 138. This moderately elongate species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin origin just before pectoral-fin tip; pectoral fin rounded and longer than upper jaw; head 9.7%-10.8% TL; pre-anal length 40.0%-40.9% TL: tail 58.1%-60% TL; snout length 14.8%-18.3% HL; head pores: suprorbital 1 + 4, infraorbital 3 + 3, preopercular 3, mandibular 6; upper jaw no barbel; teeth uniserial small, conical, and pointed; intermaxillary with five teeth, 27-29 curved maxillary teeth on each side, 18 vomerine teeth in irregularly uniserial, 34 mandibular teeth; vertebrae: pre-dorsal 12-14; pre-anal 52-53; total 134-138. Colouration: dorsal body with numerous dense dark spots or patches, ventral body pale yellowish green, opercular mild yellow with no spots, and ventral portion of the lower jaw with distinct dark patches (Ref. 130619).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, A. Mohapatra, T.T.P.A. Kumar and U.K. Sarkar, 2023. A new snake eel species of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal, with the taxonomic account of Ophichthus chilkensis. J. Fish Biol. 104(3):737-745. (Ref. 130619)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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