Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range					
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					Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α);  εύρος βάθους 1 - 30 m (Ref. 58302), usually 2 - 10 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 25°N -   24°S				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Indo-Pacific:  Chagos Islands and Reunion (Ref. 53568), to Panama, north to Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Tonga and Mangaréva.
				
				 
			
			
				
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					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 250 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 30874)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 0; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 0; Σπόνδυλοι: 141 - 147. Each posterior nostril which is located in front of, and above the eye, is large and surrounded by a fleshy rim, and each anterior nostril bears a bilobed fleshy protuberance which is absent in species of Enchelycore.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Inhabits areas with strong surge such as benches, outer reef flats and reef fronts (Ref.  9710).  Benthic (Ref. 58302).  Very secretive during the day; feeds on fishes and octopi at night (Ref.  9710).  May bite by accident or when provoked.			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Traumatogenic (Ref. 2334)				
				 
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Διαδικτυακές πηγές
				
				
			
			
			
				
					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Αναφ. 
123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2558 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Αναφ. 
82804):  PD
50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00049 (0.00024 - 0.00099), b=3.26 (3.10 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Τροφικό Επίπεδο  (Αναφ. 
69278):  4.5   ±0.67 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Ελαστικότητα  (Αναφ. 
120179):  Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 15.3 [7.2, 27.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.335 [0.185, 0.844] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [16.8, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.0851 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 53.2 [24.4, 117.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41 [10, 163] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.697 [0.465, 1.031] mg/100g (wet weight);