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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Chauligenion: Name from Greek 'chaulios' for prominent and 'genion' for chin, referring to its obtrusive lower jaw tip; camelopardalis: Name from Latin 'camelopardalis' for giraffe, referring to its coloration; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade ? - 150 m (Ref. 129451). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.7 cm TL (female)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail 53% of TL; snout and tail tip are pointed; chin in advance of the snout tip; dorsal fin arising above gill opening; median fins are low; no pectoral fin; eye moderate, 10.8 in head and behind middle of upper jaw; cephalic pores are small but apparent, preopercular 3, supratemporal 3; teeth small, conical, numerous and densely packed on jaws, irregularly biserial on vomer. Colouration: yellowish-tan overlain with 2 rows of 70-75 eye-sized brown spots; vertebral formula 9/82/186 (Ref. 129451).
Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
McCosker, J.E. and M. Okamoto, 2016. Chauligenion camelopardalis, a new genus and species of deepwater snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the East China Sea. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 63(9):321-328. (Ref. 129451)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: bycatch
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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