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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Spotted spoon-nose eel

Echiophis intertinctus Richardson, 1848
Max Length
180 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
69.00/100
Typical Length
150 cm
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Spotted spoon-nose eel is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Echiophis intertinctus
Authority
Richardson, 1848
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
180 cm
Latitude
6°S – 37°N
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
69.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae
Genus
Echiophis
Echiophis
Species
Spotted spoon-nose eel
Echiophis intertinctus

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Spotted spoon-nose eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Spotted spoon-nose eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Spotted spoon-nose eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m . Tropical; 37°N - 6°S North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00093 × L2.99 (TL)
Max TL
180cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
69.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
37°N – 6°S
Described By
Richardson, 1848

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