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Heterenchelyidae (Mud eels)
Etymology: Pythonichthys: Greek, python = the huge serpent or monster slain near Delphi by Apollo in the Greek mithology (1590) Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 40 - 150 m (Ref. 6534). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6534)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Smith, D.G., 1990. Heterenchelyidae. p. 153-155. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6534)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.9 - 20.5, mean 17.5 °C (based on 30 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5664 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).