Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 45 m (Ref. 2683). Tropical; 21°N - 18°S
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde and probably the islands of the Bay of Biafra. Western Central Atlantic: Colombia (Ref. 5217).
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4450); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217)
Very large, 1.9 m, pattern of large dark spots with dark blotch around gill opening (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Inhabits shallow water and feeds on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 3254).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke, 1990. Muraenidae. p. 136-148. 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. 4450)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 208 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00049 (0.00024 - 0.00099), b=3.26 (3.10 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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