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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Pisodonophis: Greek, piso, pipisko = to drink + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, ophis = serpent.
More on author: Richardson.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre asociado a arrecife; anadromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 1 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1479); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7245)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0; Vértebra: 152 - 163. Teeth molariform, multiserial on jaws, intermaxillary and vomer; dorsal fin with broad dark edge (Ref. 37816). Dorsal fin beginning above pectoral fin (Ref. 12693). Body snake-like, cylindrical, compressed only along extreme tail tip; anterior nostril tubular, posterior nostril along lower edge of lip; median fins not continuous posteriorly; extreme tip of tail stiff and finless; dorsal fin origin over front to middle portion of pectoral fins; lateral line inconspicuous (Ref. 4832). Variable from grey to black or brown. Large individuals have wrinkled skin (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Occurs in lagoons and estuaries, entering freshwater (Ref. 12693). Often in tidal channels where loose groups congregate, and usually seen with just the head exposed (Ref. 48635). Caught most often in tidal areas and estuaries (Ref. 12693). Caught in bag nets and similar gear. Marketed fresh (Ref. 7050).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle, 1986. Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3972)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 3721 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00065 (0.00034 - 0.00124), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (65 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.8 [17.2, 57.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.457 [0.272, 0.847] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [16.9, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.046, 0.277] g/100g; Selenium = 38.2 [21.5, 73.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.4 [12.8, 137.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.05 [0.75, 1.48] mg/100g (wet weight);
