Pseudomyrophis nimius
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Anguilliformes (True Eels)
Ophichthidae (Snake Eels)
Pseudomyrophis
Pseudomyrophis nimius
Description
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Characters
Snout broad, overhangs lower jaw, lacks groove on underside; lips lack barbels; anterior nostril tubular; posterior nostril elongated slit anterior to lower margin of orbit; eye moderate size; jaw teeth small, conical, mostly uniserial (17-20 upper jaw, 24-27 outer row and 2-4 inner row lower jaw); intermaxillary teeth ring or patch of 7 or 8; vomerine teeth continuous with intermaxillary, triserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly; gill openings round, constricted, lateral; infraorbital pores 6, supraorbital pores 5, supratemporal pores 3; visible lateral line pores 143-160; snout 20-25%, eye 5.8-7.2%, mouth length 29-33% of head length; head length 5.2-6.1%, predorsal length 24-28%, trunk length 29-33%, depth behind gill openings 1-1.5% of TL; total vertebrae 211-217, predorsal vertebrae 47-53, preanal vertebrae 71-75
Uniform brown to reddish brown with silvery-bluish cast, slightly darker along each side of lateral line
Distribution
Western North Atlantic, northern Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas
Northern Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas
Habitat Associations
Depth range 320-755 m
Biology
Maximum known size 369 mm TL
Males mature between 248-303 mm TL, females mature between 297-348 mm TL
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-03-22. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by combination of characters
References
Bohlke 1960
McCosker et al. 1989
Leiby 1989
McCosker, J.E. (2006) Notes and comments on some eastern Atlantic snake eels (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 4)57:736-738.
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