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🌊 Marine Vulnerable 🌡️ Tropical

Pouch snake eel

Paraletharchus opercularis Myers & Wade, 1941
Max Length
64.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Pouch snake eel is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Paraletharchus opercularis
Authority
Myers & Wade, 1941
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
64.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Paraletharchus
Paraletharchus
Species
Pouch snake eel
Paraletharchus opercularis

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 170 - 180. Body cream to tan; with numerous brown spots. Spotted head and dorsal fin. Tubular anterior nostril. Suborbital pores three. Anal fin present. .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pouch snake eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Pouch snake eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Pouch snake eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00093 × L2.99 (TL)
Max TL
64.3cm
Vertebrae
175

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2007

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
35.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Myers & Wade, 1941

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