Short-headed worm eel
📖 Overview
Found inshore, in bays ; burrowing, on soft bottoms . Caught under surface nightlights, and by trap, trawl, hook-and-line, and is occasionally discovered in fish stomachs; a benthic species living from tidepool depths to 156 meters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosis: Moderately elongate with tail 58-63% of TL; dorsal fin arises slightly ahead of middle of preanal distance; blunt snout; large eye, 11-16 times in HL with posterior margin above or slightly in advance of corner of mouth; eye diameter less than interorbital distance; small, numerous teeth, conical and biserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly on jaws and vomer; color tan dorsally, pale ventrally, sharply delineated along mid-flank, anus not within a black spot; MVF 23/56/164; total vertebrae 161-167 .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Short-headed worm eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Short-headed worm eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Short-headed worm eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 156 m . Temperate Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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