| Colocongridae (Short-tail eels) |
| 4.45 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 502 - 945 m |
| Western Central Pacific: Solomon Is. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 194-211; Anal soft rays: 82-103. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: relatively few head sensory pores, total head pores usually 30-34, with 1 or 2 SO over posterior nostrils, IO usually 9 or 10, POM usually 11 or 12, and ST constantly 3; PDV 13-18, PAV 76-86, and TV 141-150; mouth cavity dark blue and gill chamber uniformly dark brown; rictus reaching vertical through posterior margin of pupil to posterior margin of eye; no anterior intermaxillary teeth; and body uniformly light brown to black, with lateral-line tubes darkened (Ref. 137540). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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