Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; brak water bathydemersaal; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 800 - 875 m (Ref. 44037). Tropical; 26°N - 8°S, 33°E - 127°E
Indo-West Pacific: From the Red Sea to Java and Sulawesi (Ref. 9830) north to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan (7238).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 123.5, range 122 - 125 cm
Max length : 250 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7238); common length : 180 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7238)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0; Wervels: 132 - 135. Body robust and eel-shaped; mouth very large, with gape reaching well beyond eye; dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings, 57-68 fin-rays before level of vent; pectoral fins relatively small, about 4 times in head length; lateral line pores before level of anus 41 or 42 (Ref. 4832).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Found in coastal waters and estuaries, on soft bottom (Ref. 30573). Feeds at night, on bottom fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573). Marketed mainly fresh. Caught also by bag (dol) net.
Castle, P.H.J., 1984. Muraenesocidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume III. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7238)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.4 - 11.7, mean 6.8 °C (based on 18 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00275 (0.00143 - 0.00532), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.75 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 6.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Fec=310,000-920,000).
Prior r = 0.76, 95% CL = 0.50 - 1.14, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (64 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42 [25, 85] mg/100g; Iron = 0.815 [0.480, 1.382] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.1, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.212 [0.089, 0.638] g/100g; Selenium = 161 [79, 315] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.6 [3.3, 33.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.646 [0.443, 0.965] mg/100g (wet weight);
