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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Bascanichthys: Greek, baskanos, -os, -on = evil eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The original description has no etymology so we have not been able to make a positive identification. Cecilia may be a female relation of one of the authors. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 82.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4455); common length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4455)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Burrows in sand in shallow water from near shore to the beach, the burrows may be uncovered by low tide (Ref. 4455).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Leiby, M., 1990. Ophichthidae. p. 176-192. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4455)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 202 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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