Caecula pterygera Vahl, 1794

Finny snake eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Ophichthidae \| Ophichthinae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Finny snake-eel, Hadař širokoploutvý, 浪鳗, ... more

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Main reference

Castle, P.H.J. 1984. (Ref. 7245)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : McCosker, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7245); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7245)

Environment

Demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indian Ocean: southern India and probably most other parts of the Indian Ocean.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 126 - 130. Body elongate, more or less cylindrical, slightly compressed, with a hard tail; sharply conical head; anterior nostril a downwardly facing tube near tip of snout, posterior nostril an inconspicuous slit in upper lip, guarded by a papilla; eyes very small, inconspicuous; mouth large, extending well behind eye; small, sharp, more or less uniserial teeth; gill opening a longitudinal slit beneath throat with an extra fold of skin alongside; dorsal fin origin over gill-opening; very poorly developed dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 4832).

Inhabits estuaries and inshore areas of turbid waters. Marketed fresh and used mainly for bait.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; bait: usually


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

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