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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and Mauritius (Ref. 33390); Oman (Ref. 11441); Philippines south to Australia, east to Papua New Guinea (Ref 90102).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3257)
Vertèbres: 166 - 170. Pale yellow, lighter ventrally (Ref. 3257). Dorsal margin light blue (Ref. 3257).
Found in sand or rubble bottoms. Also in Shallow water, often in tidepools (Ref 90102). Nocturnal, feeds on small reef organisms (Ref. 68964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker, 1986. Muraenidae. p. 165-176. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3257)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 2754 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00025 - 0.00091), b=3.28 (3.12 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).