Gymnothorax niphostigmus, Snowflake-patched moray

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Gymnothorax niphostigmus Chen, Shao & Chen, 1996

Snowflake-patched moray
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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 35 - 150 m (Ref. 12958). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Taiwan, including the Pescadore Islands (=Penghu).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 121652); publicerad maxvikt: 796.80 g (Ref. 121652)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Dorsal fin moderately high. Anus in front of mid-body point. Body and fins darkish brown, with numerous snowflake-like patches. Skin of pericranium area with many small whitish spots. Corner of mouth blackish. Anal fin margin white, while edge of the dorsal and caudal fins are dark.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.-T. Chen, 1996. A new moray eel, Gymnothorax niphostigmus, (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan. Zool. Studies 35(1):20-24. (Ref. 12958)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 August 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 17.7 - 23.7, mean 21.8 °C (based on 59 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00052 (0.00033 - 0.00085), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (55 of 100).