Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; brak water demersaal; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 0 - 100 m (Ref. 9830). Tropical; 30°N - 11°S, 49°E - 127°E
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7238); common length : 50.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7238)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0; Wervels: 143 - 149. Mouth very large, upper jaw reaches well behind eye (Ref. 4832). Length of pectoral fin about 3.2 in head; lateral line pores before anus 41-42; dorsal fin rays before anus 70-75 (Ref. 9830). Dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings (Ref. 4832).
Found in coastal waters and in estuaries, over soft bottoms. Nocturnal, feeding mainly on bottom fishes and crustaceans. Marketed mainly fresh; no separate statistics available (Ref. 7238; 9830). Minimum depth assumed from its ecology.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Castle, P.H.J., 1984. Muraenesocidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume III. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7238)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1220 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00155 (0.00068 - 0.00355), b=2.92 (2.72 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 89.6 [55.9, 148.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.863 [0.557, 1.327] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.206 [0.093, 0.543] g/100g; Selenium = 72.7 [40.5, 137.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.5 [5.6, 39.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.79, 1.40] mg/100g (wet weight);