Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels) |
61 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 935 m |
Eastern Central Pacific: off Point Conception in California, USA to Panama (at least), and offshore for several hundred miles. |
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Inhabit scattering layers to depths of several thousand feet. Known to eat small, deep-sea crustaceans. Also captured mostly in bottom trawls (Ref. 4525). Oviparous (Ref. 35597). Planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 35597). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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