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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Rhinophichthus&speciesname=penicillatus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Rhinophichthus&speciesname=penicillatus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Rhinophichthus&speciesname=penicillatus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Rhinophichthus&speciesname=penicillatus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Rhinophichthus&speciesname=penicillatus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Rhinophichthus-penicillatus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Rhinophichthus Species in    Ophichthidae - Classification - Ophichthinae Ophichthidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Rhinophichthus penicillatus McCosker , 1999 Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Ophichthidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae Etymology: Rhinophichthus: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, ophis = snake + Greek, ichthys = fish ;   penicillatus: From the sharpened-pencil like appearance of both ends of this eel. . More on author: McCosker . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 435 m (Ref. 31795 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Western Pacific: New Caledonia. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.7 cm TL (female) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Vertebrae : 173. Pale-colored, slightly darker dorsally; pale fins. Large eyes. Origin of dorsal fin behind pectoral tips. Pectorals small and paddle-shaped. Small teeth, conical and uniserial. Mean vertebral formula 12-54-173. Tail 66-67% of total length. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators McCosker, J.E. , 1999. Pisces Anguilliformes: deepwater snake eels (Ophichthidae) from the New Caledonia region, Southwest Pacific Ocean. p. 571-588. In A. Crosnier (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom, Volume 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: 180. (Ref. 31795 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 27 November 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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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 ):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 12:12:16 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation