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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 17 m (Ref. 132087). Tropical
West Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Socotra Archipelago
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132087)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 114 - 120. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small size, less than about 30.0 cm TL; with dorsal-fin origin before gill opening; maxillary teeth are biserial; branchial pores 2; total vertebrae is 114-120. Colouration: body plain brown, with dark grooves on throat and posterior part of head; tail at tip is dark yellow, becoming uniform brown in large adults (Ref. 132087).
Occurs in coastal coral habitats, deep in crevices and is very rarely seen at night (Ref. 132087).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, J. Dandar and U. Zajonz, 2024. A new species of short unpatterned moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae)
from the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Socotra Archipelago, with a
redescription of Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke. Zootaxa 5477(4):465-474. (Ref. 132087)
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].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
