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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Muraena: Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 52678), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 52678). Subtropical; 40°N - 14°S, 32°W - 13°W
North of Eastern Central Atlantic: Macaronesian Is. (from North to South: Azores, Madeira, Selvagens (Savage Islands), Canary, Cape Verde).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 55.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58348); max. published weight: 169.80 g (Ref. 58348)
Brito, A., P.J. Pascual, J.M. Falcón, A. Sancho and G. González, 2002. Peces de las Islas Canarias. Catalogo comentado e ilustrado. Francisco Lemus, La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), 419 p. (Ref. 52678)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.2 - 20.2, mean 19.6 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00036 - 0.00105), b=3.29 (3.15 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 6.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=17.9; tm=5.3; K=0.178).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67.4 [37.0, 124.3] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.822 [0.500, 1.348] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.7 [17.6, 21.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.317 [0.156, 0.829] g/100g ; Selenium = 42.8 [22.5, 82.6] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 11.5 [3.2, 38.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.669 [0.480, 0.952] mg/100g (wet weight);