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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Gymnothorax Vagrans

Gymnothorax vagrans Seale, 1917
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
68.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Gymnothorax Vagrans (Gymnothorax vagrans), first described by Seale, 1917 is a fish in the family Muraenidae (order Anguilliformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Gymnothorax vagrans
Authority
Seale, 1917
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
68.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Gymnothorax Vagrans is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical South America (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00047 × L3.28 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
68.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Seale, 1917

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