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Etymology: Cirrhimuraena: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335); yuanding: Named for Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding, China's leading authority on ichthyology and fishery science.
Eponymy: Professor Zhu Yuang-Ding (1896–1986) was a Chinese ichthyologist and educator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76789)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from all congeners by its snout with groove on the underside and dorsal fin originating on the nape (Ref. 76789).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tang, W.-Q. and C.-G. Zhang, 2003. A new species of the genus Cirrhimuraena from the East China Sea (Pisces, Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). Acta Zootaxon. Sin. 28(3):551-553. (Ref. 76789)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).