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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettastoma: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); parviceps: From the Latin parvus meaning little and caput meaning head, referring to the slightly smaller size of the head of this species compared to that of N. melanura, the only other species of the genus known to Günther.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री बेनथोपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 60 - 1190 m (Ref. 40819). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: bitemperate distribution, recorded from Japan, Hawaii, eastern Australia, and southeastern Africa. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Rare or absent in equatorial waters.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 82.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6591)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 230. SO5 pore normally absent. Lateral line pores 49-58. Median vomerine teeth not enlarged. Posterior nostril above posterodorsal corner of eye. Other characteristics: Color gray; vertical fins black-edged; snout gray-black; iris and opercular regions silver.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154) and shelf (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Castle, P.H.J., 1986. Nettastomatidae. p. 190-191. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6591)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 7.8 - 17.5, mean 11.5 °C (based on 548 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00036 - 0.00222), b=2.98 (2.76 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): निम्न, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 4.5 - 14 वर्ष। (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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