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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 / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 30 m (Ref. 130619). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, India.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.8 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 130619); 31.6 cm TL (female)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Vértebras: 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.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
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