Avocettina
bowersii
(Garman, 1899)
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Family:
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Nemichthyidae
(Snipe eels)
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Order:
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Anguilliformes
(eels and morays)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:
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Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 92 %26#150; 641 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA to Peru (Ref. 32364), extending to Chile (Ref. 9068).
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Biology: |
Type specimen taken from a depth of 2,692 m (Ref. 33021). Oviparous, with planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 32364). Degenerative changes in males and females suggest semelparity (Ref. 32364).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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