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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).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 277 - 494 m (Ref. 40819). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: USA (Florida), the Bahamas and Cuba.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (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.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00089 (0.00035 - 0.00227), b=2.98 (2.77 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Assuming tmax>10). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100). 🛈 |