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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Ophichthus: Greek, ophis = serpent + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); longipenis: Name from Latin 'longus' foor long and 'penis' for tail.
More on authors: McCosker & Rosenblatt.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 69 m (Ref. 31243). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31243)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 176 - 184.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Occurs over sand bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1998. A revision of the Eastern Pacific snake-eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) with the description of six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(19):397-432. (Ref. 31243)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 23.4 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
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