Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Temperate
Southwest Atlantic and southern Indian and Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3248)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 3248). Dorsal rays 254-297, anal rays 218-257 (Ref. 3248).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Castle, P.H.J., 1986. Nemichthyidae. p. 193-194. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3248)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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