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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; zabra: Named in reference to its ability to ingest very large prey.
More on authors: Castle & McCosker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
экология
морской; солоноватоводный демерсальный; пределы глубины 1 - 180 m (Ref. 40863). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: India, Straits of Malacca, Philippines, Indonesia, and northern Australia.
Size / Вес / Возраст
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.6 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 40863)
Краткое описание
определительные ключи | морфология | морфометрия
членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 217 - 250; членистые (мягкие) лучи анального плавника: 127 - 165; позвонки: 112 - 122. Tail 43-46% of TL; dorsal fin arising in mid-trunk; supraorbital pores 1+ 4, infraorbital pores 4 + 1, preoperculomandibular pores 6 + 2 or 3, supratemporal pores 2; uniform tan in color. Remarks: pectorals scarcely visible; caudal fin short.
Most specimens collected from a shallow turbid estuary.
Life cycle and mating behavior
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker, 1999. A new genus and two new species of myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophicthidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(2-3):113-122. (Ref. 40863)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.9 - 28.9, mean 27.8 °C (based on 682 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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
устойчивость к внешним воздействиям (Ref.
120179): высокий, минимальное время удвоения популяции до 15 месяцев (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).