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Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to Brazil. Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4455). Doubtful record from the western Mediterranean (Ref. 13729).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 210 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26938); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217)
Body pale, dark band across back of head (Ref. 26938). Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Lives in a permanent burrow, often in very shallow water. Heads protrude diagonally from the sand. Nocturnal. Feeds on octopus and fish (Ref. 5217). Bold and easily approached. Feared by fishers (Ref. 9710). Rarely consumed (Ref. 3795).
Böhlke, J.E., 1981. Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic, (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part)), Vol. 3, [var. pag.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3651)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Önskad temperatur (Ref. 123201): 19.2 - 27.5, mean 24.8 °C (based on 156 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00214), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). 🛈
