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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 160 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 100 m (Ref. 42064). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles, including the Central American coast from Nicaragua to northern coast of South America.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 57911); common length : 40.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6077)
Regularly spaced blackish spots on dorsal fin; anal fin with a series of black and white areas; gill opening roundish and located on midside of body; corner of mouth and gill-opening not black (Ref. 13608).
A solitary species (Ref. 26340) commonly found on deep soft bottom areas and banks, rarely on coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Also in estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 42064). Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 42064). Probably consumed fresh or salted (Ref. 3255).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Reproduction probably similar to Gymnothorax funebris (Ref. 42064).
Claro, R., 1994. Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.4 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 1234 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00045 (0.00028 - 0.00072), b=3.29 (3.16 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.71 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): निम्न, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 4.5 - 14 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 25.8 [14.0, 53.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.415 [0.245, 0.796] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.36] g/100g; Selenium = 52.5 [27.0, 102.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 58.1 [17.2, 212.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.997 [0.697, 1.396] mg/100g (wet weight);