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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Callechelys: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); bilinearis: Name from Latin 'bilinearis' meaning two-lined, referring to the stripes along the body; an adjective (Ref. 54133).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 0 - 22 m (Ref. 27478), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 5288). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, throughout the West Indies, from islands of Central and South America. Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938). Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena and Ascension islands.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 170 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26938)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Large, TL 1.7 m, head and body longer than tail. Pale with 2 dark brown stripes on side and another on outer part of dorsal fin (Ref. 26938).
A sand-dwelling eel. Inhabits open beaches and beaches semi-protected from open ocean (Ref. 5521). Reported to reach 172.4 cm TL (Ref. 27478). Minimum depth from Ref. 005288.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.1, mean 27.4 °C (based on 710 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
