Venefica procera
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Anguilliformes (True Eels)
Nettastomatidae (Duckbill Eels)
Venefica
Venefica procera
Description
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Composite (multiple sources) (Carpenter, K.E. (ed.) 2002. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome.)
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Characters
Body shape: eel-like. Other characteristics: Color brown to gray, with vertical fins edged in black and stomach and intestine black. Lateral line to anus number 60-64.
Distribution
Throughout the area.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathydemersal. depth range 326-2304 m.
Biology
To 111 cm.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-11-22. Resilience: Low (Assuming tmax>10).
References
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm (1998) Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p.
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