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Australian Faunal Directory 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 Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/564adc5a-5ba6-4d43-bd79-31b3b1e7e2df/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Skythrenchelys&speciesname=zabra ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Skythrenchelys&speciesname=zabra http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Skythrenchelys&speciesname=zabra ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Skythrenchelys&speciesname=zabra https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Skythrenchelys&speciesname=zabra ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Skythrenchelys-zabra.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    Skythrenchelys Species in    Ophichthidae - Classification - Myrophinae Ophichthidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker , 1999 Angry worm eel Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Skythrenchelys zabra   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Skythrenchelys zabra Picture by Bucol, A.A. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Myrophinae Etymology: Skythrenchelys: Name from Greek 'skythros' for angry or sullen and 'enchelys' for an eel, referring to the facial expression of the included species. Treated as feminine according to Opinion 95 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1970. ;   zabra: Named in reference to its ability to ingest very large prey. . More on authors: Castle & McCosker . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 180 m (Ref. 40863 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-West Pacific: India, Straits of Malacca, Philippines, Indonesia, and northern Australia. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 29.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40863 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal soft rays (total): 217-250; Anal soft rays : 127 - 165; Vertebrae : 112 - 122. Tail 43-46% of TL; dorsal fin arising in mid-trunk; supraorbital pores 1+ 4, infraorbital pores 4 + 1, preoperculomandibular pores 6 + 2 or 3, supratemporal pores 2; uniform tan in color. Remarks: pectorals scarcely visible; caudal fin short. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Most specimens collected from a shallow turbid estuary. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. McCosker , 1999. A new genus and two new species of myrophine worm-eels, with comments on Muraenichthys and Scolecenchelys (Anguilliformes: Ophicthidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(2-3):113-122. (Ref. 40863 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009 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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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00076 (0.00029 - 0.00199), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.0   ±0.7 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 ):  Low vulnerability (20 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: 2024-05-08 23:42:12 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation