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Symphysanodontidae (Slopefishes)
Etymology: Symphysanodon: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, physis = growth body form + Greek, odous = teeth; related to few teeth which are located over the area where the two jaws meet (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 155 - 640 m (Ref. 54833). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: off the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, W.D. Jr., 2003. Symphysanodontidae. Bunquelovelies (wampeejawed fishes, shelf beauties, slopefishes). p. 1304-1307. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). (Ref. 51223)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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