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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=Enchelycore&speciesname=nycturanus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=nycturanus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=nycturanus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=nycturanus https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=nycturanus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Enchelycore-nycturanus.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    Enchelycore Species in    Muraenidae - Classification - Muraeninae Muraenidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Enchelycore nycturanus Smith , 2002 Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Muraenidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae Etymology: Enchelycore: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335 ) ;   nycturanus: From the Greek nyktos meaning night and ouranos meaning sky, in reference to the color pattern of this species which resembles a field of stars on a dark sky (Ref. 50539 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal. Subtropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Western Indian Ocean: known only from the type locality, Aliwal Shoal, off the coast of South Africa. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50539 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Vertebrae : 147 - 148. Moderately elongate moray with color pattern of white spots on a dark brown background, spots becoming smaller and more closely spaced on head. Jaws arched, mouth not entirely closing. Intermaxillary teeth in five rows; maxillary teeth triserial; mandibular teeth biserial (Ref. 50539 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Maximum length based on largest immature specimen (Ref. 50539 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Smith, D.G. , 2002. Enchelycore nycturanus , a new moray eel from South Africa (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 104:1-6. (Ref. 50539 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 16 August 2011 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=0.00050 (0.00025 - 0.00101), b=3.26 (3.10 - 3.42), 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 (12 of 100). 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