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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Pisodonophis: Greek, piso, pipisko = to drink + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, ophis = serpent.
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 30 m (Ref. 4455). Subtropical; 37°N - 17°S
Eastern Central Atlantic: Morocco to Angola, strays in the Mediterranean Sea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3397); common length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4455)
Burrows in sand or mud on the continental shelf (Ref. 4455). Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 6522).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Leiby, M., 1990. Ophichthidae. p. 176-192. 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. 4455)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 24 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 68.1 [41.5, 136.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.962 [0.588, 1.493] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.273 [0.129, 0.667] g/100g; Selenium = 27.6 [15.5, 52.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.88 [2.80, 22.47] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.753 [0.556, 1.019] mg/100g (wet weight);