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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 10 - 300 m (Ref. 137990), usually 50 - ? m (Ref. 40849). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Cape Verde. Western Central Atlantic.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 98.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 89108)
Found in coastal waters in rocky habitats.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke, 1990. Muraenidae. p. 136-148. 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. 4450)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 18.2 - 27.4, mean 23.6 °C (based on 122 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00056 (0.00037 - 0.00086), b=3.28 (3.16 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 71 [41, 141] mg/100g; Iron = 0.9 [0.5, 1.5] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.8, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.204 [0.089, 0.581] g/100g; Selenium = 92.1 [45.4, 203.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.8 [7.4, 87.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.718 [0.508, 1.027] mg/100g (wet weight);