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Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Eponymy: Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie (1808–1875) of the Bengal Engineers, a unit in the army of the Honourable East India Company (1828–1857), was a wealthy man and accumulated an impressive collection of Mughal art and artefacts as well as a famous [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: McClelland.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; brackvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Gangetic estuary in India; and probably Bangladesh.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4832)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Ryggkotor: 115 - 130. Extremely elongate, relatively slender body, with depth 47-50 times in total length; head inconspicuous from rest of body, its length 10-12 times in total length; occipital crest not elevated (Ref. 4832).
Occurs in estuaries.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5003 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).