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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); paucivertebralis: Name from Latin ‘paucivertebralis’ meaning few vertebrae; referring to the exceptionally low number of vertebrae.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 16 m (Ref. 123128). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123128)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, moderately robust moray with body length noticeably greater than tail length; dorsal fin origin is about level with the gill opening; total vertebral count very low, 101-103. Colouration: in life pale yellow with brown reticulated network and prominent brown banding on dorsal and anal fins, more intense posteriorly (Ref. 123128).
The type specimens were captured at night on a sand-rubble bottom adjacent to coral reef at a depth of 16 m (Ref. 123128).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and A.B. Sianipar, 2018. Descriptions of two new species of moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae) from northwestern Flores, Indonesia. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 24(2):37-46. (Ref. 123128)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
