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Slender giant moray (Strophidon sathete) fish species information

Scientific Name
Strophidon sathete

Common Name
Slender giant moray

Biology
Brownish grey above, lighter below (Ref. 3257). Body moderately elongate, cylindrical in front, compressed along tail; eyes small; teeth small, biserial, inner series enlarged; head not obviously distinct from trunk although the profile is moderately steep; very large mouth, extending to well beyond eye; biserial sharp teeth on jaws, larger in front and in inner row; dorsal fin inserted on head before gill-opening; scales absent (Ref. 4832).

Classification

Classified By

Hamilton, 1822

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific.

Range

30°N - 23°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

23 °C

Water Temperature To

28 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

15 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; ; dH range: 15 - 30 reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 1602)

Trophic Level

3.98 s.e. 0.65 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

400 cm

Common Length

70.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (80 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 637)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated