Venefica procera (Goode & Bean, 1883)

Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Max. size:  108.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 326 - 2304 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Suriname, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 200-205. Other characteristics: Color brown to gray, with vertical fins edged in black and stomach and intestine black. Lateral line to anus number 60-64.
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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