Ophichthus zophistius, Temperate highfin snake eel

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Ophichthus zophistius (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Temperate highfin snake eel
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री ड़िमरसल. Subtropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | बिन्दु नक्शा | भूमिका | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China.

आकार / वज़न / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 55073)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

This species is distinguished with the following set of characters: HL 8.8–10.9% TL; tail length 59.3-64.4% TL, relatively broad and tapering slowly; snout is relatively acute, its length 17.3-21.0% HL; preopercular pores 3; teeth on upper jaw uniserial, teeth on vomer generally uniserial; dorsal-fin origin is usually just above or posterior to a vertical through pectoral-fin insertion; anterior dorsal-fin membrane has a distinct dark blotch; cephalic sensory pores margined dark brown, with additional black pit rows on snout, cheek and lower jaw; body with obscure distorted bars (alive and preserved), but sometime faded (less in young specimens); predorsal 10-14 and preanal lateral-line pores 59-64; pectoral-fin rays 14-16; predorsal 11-13, preanal 61-63 and total vertebrae 177-184; mean vertebral formula 12-62-181 (Ref. 132095).
Cross section: oval.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : McCosker, John E. | सहयोगीयो

Hibino, Y. and J.E. McCosker, 2020. Resurrection of Ophichthus zophistius (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with a revised diagnosis of O. altipennis. Zootaxa 4801(2):328-342. (Ref. 132095)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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अधिक जानकारी

Trophic ecology
Food items (preys)
संघटक आहार
आहार खपत
Food rations
परभक्षी
पारिस्थितिकी
पारिस्थितिकी
Home ranges
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
भर्ती
बहुतायत
Life cycle
पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Spawning aggregations
अंडे
Egg development
लार्वा
लारवल गतिकी
वितरण
देश
ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र
Ecosystems
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Anatomy
गिल क्षेत्र
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
आनुवंशिकी
Genome
आनुवंशिकी
Heterozygosity
हैरेटिबिलटी
Human related
Aquaculture systems
जलीयकृषि रूपरेखाऐ
खींच
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
संदर्भ
संदर्भ

साधन

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इंटरनेट स्रोत

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (संदर्भ 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ 120179):  ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈