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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); suryai: Name 'suryai' in honor of Surya Kumar Mohanty, former Joint Director of Fisheries, Odisha, and former Fisheries Consultant, Chillika Development Authority for his remarkable contribution towards Odisha fisheries.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique. Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: India.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 133138)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 142 - 148. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: origin of the dorsal fin (DFO) just above or slightly anterior to the gill opening; pectoral fin is small, rounded, and white in color, with no dark blotch on the anterior lobe of the dorsal fin; teeth are small and numerous, uniserial at the beginning of maxillary with triserial ending, mandibular teeth biserial anteriorly and triserial posteriorly; presence of single lip barbel; mean vertebral formula (MVF) is 7.5/46/144.6 (Ref. 133138).
Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Behera, R.K., Acharya. S., S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra, 2024. Morphological and molecular evidences confirm a new species in Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the east coast of India. Bull. Mar. Sci. 100(3):419-428. (Ref. 133138)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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