| Family: |
Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels) |
| Max. size: |
90 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 64 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Point Conception, California, USA to Panama, and Guadalupe and Galapagos Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Color uniformly brown. |
| Biology: |
Feeds on small deep-sea crustaceans (Ref. 28023). Caught well offshore in pelagic waters to depths of several hundred meters (Ref. 28023). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (123251)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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