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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Eponymy: Dr Schmidt (forename not given) was one of the directors of the Hamburg Museum, who provided specimens to Kaup. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela.
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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Aguilera Socorro, O.A., 1998. Los peces marinos del Occidente de Venezuela. Acta Biol. Venez. 18(3):43-57. (Ref. 40909)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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