Paraletharchus pacificus, Pacific sailfin eel

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Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)

Pacific sailfin eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Paraletharchus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, lethargia = lethargy + Greek, archos = anus (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Osburn & Nichols.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 35 m (Ref. 9328). Tropical; 27°N - 9°N

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Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Costa Rica.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 81.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9328)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 156 - 167. Body dark tan to dark brown; with spots anteriorly, coalescing along the posterior trunk and tail to become uniformly dark. Spotted head and dorsal fin. Tubular anterior nostril. Suborbital pores three. Anal fin present. (Ref. 27478).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy and rocky bottoms up to a depth of 35 m.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1995. Ophichthidae. Tiesos, serpentones. p. 1326-1341. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9328)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 108 [66, 183] mg/100g; Iron = 0.987 [0.593, 1.603] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.169 [0.075, 0.444] g/100g; Selenium = 66.6 [35.4, 134.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.3 [4.2, 39.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.942 [0.707, 1.285] mg/100g (wet weight);