Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 385 - 2200 m (Ref. 54804). Deep-water
Worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Ref. 33390).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4454)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Greyish black in color, darker on snout, throat and belly (Ref. 6591).
Inhabits the lower continental slope (Ref. 4454).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G., 1990. Nettastomatidae. p. 172-175. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4454)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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