| Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels) |
| 79.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 255.5 g |
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bathypelagic; depth range 37 - 1647 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea including western Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to the Guianas and to southern Brazil (Ref. 47377). |
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Vertebrae: 190-210. Usually five supratemporal pores, SO5 absent. Lateral line pores 43-49. Median vomerine teeth somewhat enlarged. Posterior nostril near anterodorsal margin of eye. |
| Occurs in holes on muddy bottoms of continental slope. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 4776). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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