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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae
Etymology: Neenchelys: Name from Greek 'neo' for new and 'enchelys' for eel; gracilis: The specific name 'gracilis' means slender or slim, refreeing to its very slim body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري القاع; نطاق العمق ? - 400 m (Ref. 106137). Subtropical
Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.9 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 106137)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
فقرات: 200. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a minute pectoral fin, many filamentous cirri on anterior nostril rim; a very small gill opening (3.8% HL); body depth 4.7 times in HL, 77 in TL; dorsal-fin origin in anterior, 1/3 of trunk, 1.7 times HL behind the gill opening; predorsal length 6.0 in TL; head relatively is short, 16.2 in TL; trunk 3.1 in TL; tail long, 1.6 in TL; pectoral fin a minute flap with some visible rays; total vertebrae 200; VF 30-78-200l; cephalic lateral-line pores 11; predorsal pores 33; preanal pores 78; total pores 169, the last 1.5 times HL before tail tip (Ref. 106137).
Cross section: oval.
This species was collected by fishery otter trawl in the same haul with many macrourids, ophidiids, deep-sea shrimps and other demersal fishes that would suggest a benthic habit (Ref. 106137).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Ho, H.-C. and K.-H. Loh, 2015. A new species of the worm-eel genus Neenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 4060(1):52-55. (Ref. 106137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: bycatch
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00197), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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