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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Strict snake eel

Xyrias revulsus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Max Length
93 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
146–209 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
48.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

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

Scientific Name
Xyrias revulsus
Authority
Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
93 cm
Depth Range
146–209 m
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
48.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Strict snake eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Strict snake eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Strict snake eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 146 - 209 m . Temperate South Africa, including the Philippines and the China Sea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00093 × L2.99 (TL)
Max TL
93cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
48.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Snyder, 1901

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