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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Vietnamese brown moray

Gymnothorax vietnamensis Smith, Hibino & Ho, 2018
Max Length
49.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Collected by bottom trawl with shallow demersal fishes, suggesting that the species lives at less than 100 meters .

Scientific Name
Gymnothorax vietnamensis
Authority
Smith, Hibino & Ho, 2018
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
49.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 191 - 194. This species of the Gymnothorax prolatus group is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae in predorsal 6-7, preanal 83-91, total 191-194, preanal length 48.2-51.8% TL, maxillary teeth are biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly, intermaxillary teeth uniserial .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Vietnamese brown moray is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00047 × L3.28 (TL)
Max TL
49.2cm
Vertebrae
193

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
46.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Smith, Hibino & Ho, 2018

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