Diagnostic Description
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White to yellow with 25-30 black saddles (Ref. 3972).Description: Characterized by head length 12-15 in TL; body depth 35-60 in TL; preanal length 2.1-2.3 in TL; dorsal fin origin above or slightly posterior to gill opening; relatively large eye above middle of gape; intermaxilla with about five nearly recumbent, small canine teeth in ventral groove under snout; small and uniserial remaining teeth in jaws; teeth in vomer absent or occasionally with 1-3 small teeth (Ref. 90102).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Rises to the surface to spawn. Once there, one or more males may seize a female by the back of the neck and remain attached for hours before spawning occurs.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 162 - 171
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Occurs in sandy areas and seagrass beds of both lagoon and seaward reefs. Uses its stiff pointed tail to rapidly burrow backwards into the sand when frightened (Ref. 37816). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on sand-dwelling fishes and crabs and prawns. Sometimes fully exposed when searching for prey (Ref. 30874). Rises to the surface to spawn (Ref. 37816).
Biology
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Occurs in sandy areas and seagrass beds of both lagoon and seaward reefs. Uses its stiff pointed tail to rapidly burrow backwards into the sand when frightened (Ref. 37816). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on sand-dwelling fishes and crabs and prawns. Sometimes fully exposed when searching for prey (Ref. 30874). Rises to the surface to spawn (Ref. 37816).
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋海域，西起東非，東至夏威夷，北至日本，南到西澳、新加勒多尼亞及羅的豪島。臺灣見於南部、東北部及小琉球等海域。
利用
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偶見物種，無任何漁業利用，僅具有研究價值。
描述
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體細長。體長為體高52.3倍，頭長之14.2倍；尾長為頭與軀幹之1.0倍；頭長為吻長之4.5倍；吻長紋眼徑之2.8倍。胸鰭為吻長之0.5倍；吻尖；眼小；口裂超過眼之後緣。齒尖錐形，上下頜齒1列，排列不規則；鋤骨無齒或具細齒。背鰭起點在鰓裂之稍前；臀鰭緊接肛門之後；胸鰭中小，末端尖型；背、臀鰭在近尾端處結束；無尾鰭。肛門在體之中央。福馬林標本，體有25-30個褐色鞍帶，鞍帶寬度比鞍帶間之距離寬。
棲地
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主要生活於珊瑚礁區海域，以無脊椎動物或小魚為食。
Saddled snake-eel
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The saddled snake-eel (Leiuranus semicinctus, also known commonly as the halfbanded snake-eel, the banded snake eel, or the culverin[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by George Tradescant Lay and Edward Turner Bennett in 1839, originally under the genus Ophisurus.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including East and South Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Mangaréva islands, Japan, and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 70 metres (0 to 230 ft), most often around 0 to 10 metres (0 to 33 ft), and inhabits lagoons and reefs, in which it forms burrows in beds of seagrass and sandy areas. Males can reach a maximum total length of 66 centimetres (2.17 ft).[3]
The saddled snake-eel's diet consists of fish, crabs, prawns,[3] and worms including Ptychodera.[5] Males and females rise to the surface of the water during spawning.[6]
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Saddled snake-eel: Brief Summary
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The saddled snake-eel (Leiuranus semicinctus, also known commonly as the halfbanded snake-eel, the banded snake eel, or the culverin) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by George Tradescant Lay and Edward Turner Bennett in 1839, originally under the genus Ophisurus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and southeastern Atlantic Ocean, including East and South Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Mangaréva islands, Japan, and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 70 metres (0 to 230 ft), most often around 0 to 10 metres (0 to 33 ft), and inhabits lagoons and reefs, in which it forms burrows in beds of seagrass and sandy areas. Males can reach a maximum total length of 66 centimetres (2.17 ft).
The saddled snake-eel's diet consists of fish, crabs, prawns, and worms including Ptychodera. Males and females rise to the surface of the water during spawning.
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Description
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Occurs in sandy areas and seagrass beds of both lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on sand-dwelling fishes and crabs and prawns.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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