Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre demersal. Tropical
Central America: throughout the Atlantic Slope of Guatemala and Mexico to Cuba.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 13498)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
With small inconspicuous blotches; gill opening far forward on underside of head. No paired fins (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in a variety of habitats from standing water in small muddy pools to clear running water in streams and larger bodies of water such as lakes (Ref. 79717). The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Family Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels). p. 594-595. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 79717)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00085 (0.00039 - 0.00184), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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