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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Pisodonophis: Greek, piso, pipisko = to drink + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, ophis = serpent.
Eponymy: Dr Jan van der Hoeven (1801–1868) was a Dutch zoologist and physician who took degrees in physics (1822) and medicine (1824) at Leiden University, then practised as a physician (1824–1826). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: known only from the 21.7 cm holotype from Sulawesi (Indonesia) and from the two reported in 1944 by Blegvad from the Arabian and Oman gulfs.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 13710)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Occurs in shallow water and lagoons (Ref. 68964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO, Rome. 293 p. (Ref. 13710)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 26.2 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 1512 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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