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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 40 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: throughout the area, including the Red Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Head brownish with conspicuous lines of black dots (Ref. 3257). Body lilac with brown marbling (Ref. 3257).
Found in shallow coastal waters, on coral and rocky reefs (Ref. 30573). Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species (Ref. 103751).
Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed using good diagnostic criteria (Ref. 103751).
Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Gymnothorax castlei, a new species of Indo-Pacific moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(2):549-554. (Ref. 35991)
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): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 27.3 °C (based on 182 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): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec = 8,000-12,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 36 [20, 67] mg/100g; Iron = 0.462 [0.279, 0.977] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.5, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.11 [0.05, 0.31] g/100g; Selenium = 38.1 [21.2, 75.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 73.4 [22.6, 225.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.972 [0.691, 1.341] mg/100g (wet weight);