Avocettina
infans
(Günther, 1878)
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Family:
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Nemichthyidae
(Snipe eels)
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AquaMaps |
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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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In this site name:
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Avocet snipe-eel |
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Max. size:
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74.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4456) |
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Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 %26#150; 4571 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 55%26deg;N - 20%26deg;S, 180%26deg;W - 180%26deg;E |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10) |
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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All oceans north of about 20°S, excluding the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern equatorial Pacific. Eastern Pacific: Queen Charlotte Islands, British Colombia, Canada to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California (Ref. 32364).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 300;
Anal
spines: 0. Dorsal fin with up to 350 rays; caudal much reduced, linear; anal fin rays 265-270 or more; pectorals small (Ref. 6885). Uniform dusky brown, except jaws, pectoral fins, and lower abdomen which are paler (Ref. 6885). Strong sexual dimorphism (Ref. 3247).
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Biology: |
Feed on crustaceans (Ref. 3247). 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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Coordinator: |
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