Dogface witch eel
📖 Overview
Feeds on small deep-sea crustaceans . Caught well offshore in pelagic waters to depths of several hundred meters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Color uniformly brown.: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dogface witch eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 64 - 1000 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: Point Conception, California, USA to Panama, and Guadalupe and Galapagos Islands.
🌿 Ecology
small deep-sea crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | dogface witch eel · Dogface Witch-eel |
| 🌍CES | štíhlohlavec ekvádorský |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Фасциолелла Гильберта |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | anguila · Anguila Bruja · serpentina bruja |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlopsis equatorialis | Gilbert | 1891 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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