FB-11727 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11727 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Gevinde sandpaling Kuna Hadař orientální Finny sand-eel Oriental sand-eel Oriental snake eel Oriental worm eel Oriental worm-eel Ida-võrenguangerjas Anguille serpent Lamnostome oriental Serpenton oriental Kadal-vilangu കടല് വിളങ്ങ് കടല് വിളങ്ങ്  Atii Puti houone Manti-bukaro-paumbu మంతి బుకారో పంబు  Tieso oriental 东方粗犁鳗 東方粗犁鰻 Caecula pterygera (non Vahl, 1794) Dalophis orientalis McClelland, 1844 Lamnastoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) Lamnosoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland, 1844) Lamnostoma pictum Kaup, 1856 Lamnostomus orientalis (McClelland, 1844) Ophichthys orientalis (McClelland, 1844) Sphagebranchus orientalis (McClelland, 1844) 1994-07-13 2008-10-22 Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. 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Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-pic-11728-6888 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1995-12-30 1997-12-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Laori_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Laori_u1.gif FB-pic-11728-16287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-12-23 1997-12-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Laori_u2.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Laori_u2.gif FB-pic-11728-20543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-12 2010-07-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription E; silty sand; depth range: 3-4 m; I.D. by McCosker Locality: Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Laori_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Laori_u0.jpg Locality: Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia. FB-GeneralDescr-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-13 00:00:00 2021-02-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 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. Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-DiagnosticDescr-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-11-29 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 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). Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832) FB-Morphology-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-11-29 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Vertebrae: 132 - 141 Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832) FB-Distribution-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-13 00:00:00 2025-11-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 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). Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-Uses-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-13 00:00:00 2021-02-06 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually; price category: unknown; price reliability: Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-TrophicStrategy-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-20 00:00:00 2001-01-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public orientale http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 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. Castle, P.H.J. 1984 Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7245) FB-Size-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-13 00:00:00 2021-02-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3972)) McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle 1986 Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3972) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-13 00:00:00 2021-02-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 86942) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)