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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 10 - 100 m (Ref. 9761), usually 10 - 19 m (Ref. 89891). Subtropical; 67°N - 36°N, 118°W - 153°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida to Texas and Yucatan in Mexico, but most common west of Mississippi River Delta.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 99.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 1.4 kg (Ref. 40637)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Brown, with small yellow or white spots on body and lower half of fins (Ref. 26938).
Abundant in seagrass beds and banks from 10-19 m depth. Rarely found in bays; absent from coral reefs.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.8 - 28.2, mean 27.3 °C (based on 315 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00047 (0.00025 - 0.00089), b=3.28 (3.13 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 16.6 [8.0, 41.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.423 [0.230, 0.882] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.3, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.17 [0.07, 0.49] g/100g; Selenium = 24.4 [11.7, 52.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 35.5 [10.0, 129.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.582 [0.380, 0.889] mg/100g (wet weight);