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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); exoria: From the Greek exorios meaning beyond the frontier, in reference to the posterior nostrils, which have migrated beyond the occiput and are located behind the head (Ref. 40819).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 277 - 494 m (Ref. 40819). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: USA (Florida), the Bahamas and Cuba.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40819)
Posterior nostril behind occiput, between supratemporal canal and dorsal-fin origin. Median supratemporal pore absent, apparently obliterated by nasal tube. Anterior vomerine teeth not enlarged. Predorsal 32-34% preanal, head 31-34% preanal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, D.G., J.E. Böhlke and P.H.J. Castle, 1981. A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 94(2):535-560. (Ref. 40819)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 17.5, mean 13.1 °C (based on 28 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00036 - 0.00222), b=2.98 (2.76 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).