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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Muraena: Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 2683). Tropical, preferred ?; 21°N - 18°S

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Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde and probably the islands of the Bay of Biafra. Western Central Atlantic: Colombia (Ref. 5217).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4450); common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Very large, 1.9 m, pattern of large dark spots with dark blotch around gill opening (Ref. 26938).

Inhabits shallow water and feeds on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 3254).

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Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke, 1990. Muraenidae. p. 136-148. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4450)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00112 (0.00054 - 0.00235), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.65 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (78 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Muraena robusta Osório, 1911