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Lamnostoma orientalis in French Polynesia
Oriental worm-eel

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Lamnostoma orientalis   (McClelland, 1844)
Family:	Ophichthidae (Snake eels) , subfamily: Ophichthinae			picture (Laori_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Oriental worm-eel
Max. size:	36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3972)
Environment:	reef-associated
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and southern Africa to India and probably most other parts of the Indian Ocean. Found in New Guinea (Ref. 7050) and Tahiti (Ref. 12792). Record from the Mascarenes by Castle (1984, in distribution map, Ref. 7245) could not be verified; probably erroneous (Ref. 33390).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 132-141. Dark above lateral line, lighter below with light spots (Ref. 3972). Elongate, more or less cylindrical, slightly compressed body, with a hard tail tip; sharply conical head; large mouth, reaching well behind eyes; teeth on jaws small, sharp, recurved; vomerine teeth larger; gill-openings a longitudinal slit beneath throat, with an extra fold of skin alongside; dorsal and anal fins very low; dorsal fin origin just behind gill-openings (Ref. 4832).
Biology:	Found in estuaries and inshore areas of turbid waters (Ref. 30573). Occurs in rivers (Ref. 12792). Biology not known. Probably feeds on small sand-dwelling invertebrates. Caught mainly in (dol) nets and by hand. Marketed fresh
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	McCosker, John
Main Ref:	Castle, P.H.J.. 1984. (Ref. 7245)
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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	Atii, Lamnostome oriental, Anguille serpent, Puti houone		Ref:  Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
Status:	native		Ref:  Marquet, G., 1993
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	common (usually seen)		Ref:  Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Tahiti (Ref. 12792). Known from Society Is. (Ref. 37816).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
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	Checked:  Busson, Frédéric	Modified:  Busson, Frédéric	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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