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Heterenchelyidae (Mud eels)
Eponymy: Henry Weed Fowler (1878–1965) was an American herpetologist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and artist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 120 m (Ref. 104125). Subtropical
Mediterranean endemic; known from the Levant and Aegean Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Holotype taken from 27-55 m depth (Ref. 26282). Better reference needed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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