Facciolella gilbertii (Garman, 1899)
Dogface witch-eel

Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Max. size:  61 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 935 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: off Point Conception in California, USA to Panama (at least), and offshore for several hundred miles.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit scattering layers to depths of several thousand feet. Known to eat small, deep-sea crustaceans. Also captured mostly in bottom trawls (Ref. 4525). Oviparous (Ref. 35597). Planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 35597).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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