| Family: | Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels), subfamily: Ilyophinae |
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| Order: | Anguilliformes (eels and morays) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Shortbelly eel | |||
| Max. size: | 52.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 30 – 270 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: of no interest | |||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: southern Florida and Texas in USA to Venezuela. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa (Ref. 3973, near Zanzibar (Ref. 26165) and Japan. Undoubtedly wide-ranging. | |||
| Morphology: | Vertebrae: 119 – 130. Greyish white in color, median fins darker (Ref. 3973). No scales and no papillae on cheek. Lateralis line pores nearly complete. Counts of cephalic sensory pores: infraorbital 5; supraorbital 3; preoperculo-mandibular 6 (Ref. 31561) | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits coastal waters. Prefers muddy bottoms, often off mouths of large rivers. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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