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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=Gymnothorax&speciesname=ypsilon ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=ypsilon http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=ypsilon ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=ypsilon https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Gymnothorax&speciesname=ypsilon ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Gymnothorax-ypsilon.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 Gymnothorax berndti Gymnothorax pikei Species in    Gymnothorax Species in    Muraenidae - Classification - Muraeninae Muraenidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Gymnothorax ypsilon Hatooka & Randall , 1992 Y-bar moray 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. Gymnothorax ypsilon   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Gymnothorax ypsilon Picture by Chen, H.M./Loh, K.H. 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: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335 ) ;   ypsilon: ypsilon after the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet, in reference to the Y-shaped dark bars often found on this species (Ref. 10659 ) . More on authors: Hatooka & Randall . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 110 - 185 m (Ref. 58302 ). Subtropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Pacific Ocean: southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35990 ); 77.6 cm TL (female) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 151 - 154; Vertebrae : 141 - 153. A species of Gymnothorax of moderate length. Dorsal fin moderately high, its origin before gill opening. Anus before mid-body. Jaw teeth sharp and uniserial. Body creamy light brown with 26-35 distinct, narrow, dark crossbars extending onto fins (some bars on most specimens Y-shaped). Anterior part of head uniformly light brown. Anal fin with a white margin (Ref. 10659 ). MVF 5-56-149 (Ref. 35990 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Benthic (Ref. 58302 ). Minimum depth from Ref. 106682. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall , 2000. A review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 150:203-278. (Ref. 35990 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 18 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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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00032 (0.00020 - 0.00051), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.1   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  High vulnerability (56 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: 2024-05-12 23:09:33 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation