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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Neenchelys: Name from Greek 'neo' for new and 'enchelys' for eel; andamanensis: Named for itshe type locality, the Andaman Sea.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 520 - 531 m (Ref. 106111). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106111)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 221. This species of is distinguished by the following set of characters: head 7.4% TL; tail 60% TL; body depth at gill opening 1.4% TL; origin of the dorsal fin anterior to mid-trunk, horizontal distance from the origin to a vertical through mid-anus 65% of trunk length; interorbital width 4.5% HL; pectoral fin minute, 2.4% HL; dorsal vertebrae 36, preanal 77, and total 221 (Ref. 106111).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hibino, Y., U. Satapoomin and S. Kimura, 2015. A new species of Neenchelys andamanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4060(1):56-61. (Ref. 106111)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.00076 (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
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
