Venefica tentaculata Garman, 1899

Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Max. size:  90 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1464 - 1790 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: off northern Honshu and the Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido (Japan). Eastern Pacific: off San Diego, California, USA and Central America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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