Venefica
procera
(Goode & Bean, 1883)
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Family:
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Nettastomatidae
(Duckbill 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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109 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37039) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 832 – 2304 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10) |
Distribution:
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Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Suriname, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
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Morphology:
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Vertebrae: 200 – 205. Other characteristics: Color brown to gray, with vertical fins edged in black and stomach and intestine black. Lateral line to anus number 60-64.
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Biology: |
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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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