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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Luzon (Ref. 90102).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Purplebanded snake eel, Anguille-serpent Napoléon, Bonaparte´i teravsabaangerjas, ... more

Main reference

McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle. 1986. (Ref. 3972)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McCosker, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3972)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 3972)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: off Durban, South Africa, then from Mauritius to Indonesia; north to Japan, south to Australia. Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 55073).
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Short description

Vertebrae: 156 - 164. Golden yellow to cream with 18-27 prominent black saddles, a few meeting below (Ref. 3972). Dorsal and anal margin with irregular spots and golden marbling and spots on snout and head (Ref. 3972). Body broadly banded with black and white (Ref. 48635).

Inhabits sand flats of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 20 m (Ref. 37816). Burrowing species of inshore waters (Ref. 75154). Feeds on small fishes, and probably crustaceans (Ref. 89972). Only the head is usually visible from the sand during the day (Ref. 48635). Solitary in sand (Ref 90102).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Ophichthus bonaparti (Kaup, 1856)