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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Skythrenchelys: Name from Greek 'skythros' for angry or sullen and 'enchelys' for an eel, referring to the facial expression of the included species. Treated as feminine according to Opinion 95 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1970.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea to the Pacific.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6128); 16.5 cm TL (female)
Found on sandy bottoms (Ref. 93652). Maximum length of female (Ref. 40863).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and S. Kimura, 2013. Redescription of a rare worm eel, Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864, a senior synonym of Skythrenchelys lentiginosa Castle and McCosker 1999 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae, Myrophinae). Ichthol. Res. (Ref. 93652)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28 - 29.2, mean 28.7 °C (based on 272 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00197), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).