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Facciolella equatorialis (Gilbert, 1891) Dogface witch eel |
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photo by
Butler, J. |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 90 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 64 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Point Conception, California, USA to Panama, and Guadalupe and Galapagos Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Color uniformly brown. | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on small deep-sea crustaceans (Ref. 28023). Caught well offshore in pelagic waters to depths of several hundred meters (Ref. 28023). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||