Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 170 - 594 m (Ref. 13707). Deep-water
North Atlantic: west from off Key West, Florida to Georgia; in the east from Portugal, Meteor Bank, Josephine Bank, Madeira and off Casablanca, Morocco.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52964)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in deep water, 150-600 m, on muddy bottoms. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans (Ref. 53643).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fricke, R., 1992. Revision of the family Draconettidae (Teleostei), with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. J. Nat. Hist. 26(1):165-195. (Ref. 13707)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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