Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; amphidrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7238); common length : 50.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7238)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0; Vertèbres: 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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1220 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (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);
