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Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev, 2010
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); emmae: Named for E.S. Karmovskaya, a renowned Russian expert in anguilliform fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya (d: 1937) is a Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Oceanic Ichthyofauna of the Institute of Oceanology, P P Shirshov RAS. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Gymnothorax: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, thorax, -akos = breast (Ref. 45335); emmae: Named for E.S. Karmovskaya, a renowned Russian expert in anguilliform fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya (d: 1937) is a Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Oceanic Ichthyofauna of the Institute of Oceanology, P P Shirshov RAS. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 14 - 100 m (Ref. 85566). Tropical
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Western Pacific: Vietnam.
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: uniserial intemaxillary, vomerine, maxillary and, as a rule, mandibular teeth; 121-129 vertebrae (mean vertebral formula MVF 2-47-125); reticulate-spotted pattern of head; three-six longitudinal rows of dark spots in the brachial area; numerous tortuous transverse dark bands on the body and fins, mostly not connected with each other; a thin white fringe at the end of dorsal and anal and on caudal fins (Ref. 85566).
This species occurs only on soft grounds, silted or sandy, up to depths of 100 m (usually much less). Stomachs of examined specimens contained small fish and stomatopods. Eggs are large (1 mm in diameter) and pallid yellowish and spawners with mature gonads occurred in spring-summer. It has no commercial value and captured fish are used as forage for animals or discarded (Ref. 85566).
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Prokofiev, A.M., 2010. Two new species of fishes from Families Muraenidae (Anguilliformes) and Mugiloididae (Perciformes) from the waters of Vietnam. J. Ichthyol. 50(8):580-589. (Ref. 85566)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 November 2019
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00025 - 0.00091), b=3.28 (3.12 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).