Magnificent snake eel
📖 Overview
Common in shallow water and occasionally at the surface over sand and coral . Benthic in crevices and on sandy or rocky substrata .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 177 - 183. Body moderately elongate, depth 32-45 in TL; yellow to tan with brown to brownish-black spots, variable in size but about equal to or smaller than eye, the spots becoming more numerous in larger specimens. Pectoral fin length less than its base, about 2 in snout .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Magnificent snake eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Hawaiian spotted snake eels usually hunt among the reefs or ocean floor. They eat crustaceans, small fish, and carrion. Sometimes they do not even leave their home; when a meal swims by their burrow, they launch out, grab it, and retreat back inside. They also hunt in the afternoon or at night as a pack. == References ==
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 262 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Island, the Leeward Islands, and Midway Atoll.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Hawaiian Spotted Snake Eel · Magnificent Snake Eel |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | أنقليس ثعباني كبير |
| 🌍EST | Tore odaangerjas |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Falsa-moréia-elegante |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tieso magnifico |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大花蛇鰻 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophichthus stypurus | Smith & Swain | 1882 | Synonym |
| Ophichthys stypurus | Smith & Swain | 1882 | Synonym |
| Pisoodonophis magnifica | Abbott | 1860 | Synonym |
📚 Scientific References
13 publications cited
- Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (Editors) (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. FishBase Consortium. Link ↗
- IUCN (2024). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Link ↗
- GBIF Secretariat (2024). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. DOI ↗
- USDA Agricultural Research Service (2024). FoodData Central. USDA National Nutrient Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Link ↗
- FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (2024). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Link ↗
- Kaschner, K., Kesner-Reyes, K., Garilao, C., Segschneider, J., Rius-Barile, J., Rees, T., Froese, R. (2024). AquaMaps: Predicted range maps for aquatic species. AquaMaps. Link ↗
- Nelson, J.S., Grande, T.C., Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World. 5th edition. John Wiley & Sons.
- Helfman, G.S., Collette, B.B., Facey, D.E., Bowen, B.W. (2009). The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology. 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Froese, R. (2006). Cube law, condition factor and weight-length relationships: history, meta-analysis and recommendations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 22(4), 241-253. DOI ↗
- Halstead, B.W., Auerbach, P.S., Campbell, D. (1988). A Colour Atlas of Dangerous Marine Animals. Wolfe Medical Publications. Wolfe Medical.
- Balon, E.K. (1975). Reproductive Guilds of Fishes: A Proposal and Definition. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 32(6), 821-864.
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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