Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel (Scolecenchelys gymnota) fish species and information / pictures of Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel - Scolecenchelys gymnota

Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel (Scolecenchelys gymnota) fish species information

Scientific Name
Scolecenchelys gymnota

Common Name
Indo-Pacific slender worm-eel

Biology
Translucent to whitish in color.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1857

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Snake eels (Ophichthidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3972) to the Line and Society islands, north to southern Japan and Johnston Island, south to Rapa and the southern Great Barrier Reef; Marshall and the Caroline islands in Micronesia.

Range

32°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.89 s.e. 0.62 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

38.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated