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Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856)
GRACEFUL PEARLFISH
Fierasfer houlti Ogilby, 1922; Oxybeles gracilis Bleeker, 1856

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Encheliophis gracilis, Graceful pearlfish
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Encheliophis gracilis ( Bleeker , 1856 )

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Carapinae
Etymology: Encheliophis: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Bleeker .

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 62 m (Ref. 11897 ). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: in tropical waters.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4104 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-36; Anal soft rays : 42 - 52; Vertebrae : 136 - 140. Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla adnate or nearly so; cardiform teeth present; branchiostegal membranes partly or completely united; swim bladder with thin terminal membrane or bulb; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone (Ref. 34024 ). Swim bladder long, tubular, extending well beyond 12th vertebra (Ref. 34024 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Uncommon species (Ref. 34024 ). Benthic (Ref. 58302 , 75154 ). Lives in starfish ( Culcita discoidea ) and sea cucumbers ( Holothuria scabra and H. argus ). In the latter reported by Trott (1970) to form male - female pairs and to parasite host. Parasitic, feeding on gonads and respiratory tree of its host. Usually associated with Bohadschia argus (Ref 90102).

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins , 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 24.4 - 28.8, mean 27.5 °C (based on 776 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 62.7 [34.4, 99.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.613 [0.371, 1.118] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [14, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.102 [0.059, 0.172] g/100g; Selenium = 41.2 [21.5, 83.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 82.8 [27.2, 245.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.59 [1.12, 2.16] mg/100g (wet weight);

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