Pygmy pikeconger
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 220 - 250. Anterior median vomerine teeth enlarged. Posterior nostril on top of head just behind posterior margin of eye. Mature at 15-20 cm TL. Other characteristics: Color brown, slightly darker dorsally than ventrally. Lateral line pores to anus number 40-42 .: eel-like; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 128 - 280 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico and off Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Pygmy Duckbill Eel · pygmy pikeconger |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | serpentina enana |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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