Snubnosed eel
📖 Overview
Found on the continental slope and upper abyssal depths. Feed on invertebrates (epibenthic copepods and amphipods) and fishes . Reported to be parasitic on fishes. Eggs are probably pelagic .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Grey to greyish brown in color, darker on fin edges and along lateral line . Body with scales in grouped, right-angle basketweave pattern. Thick head, blunt, cylindrical. Small mouth, gape falling well short of the orbit; strongly plicate lips around the slit-like mouth; hyomandibula canted anteriorly. Broadly separate gill slits. Reduced cephalic lateralis system .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Snubnosed eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Snubnosed eel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Snubnosed eel is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 3000 m , usually 500 - 1800 m . Deep-water; 4°C - 9°C ; 45°N - 45°S, 110°E - 23°E South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
invertebrates (epibenthic copepods and amphipods) and fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Parasitic eel · Pug-nosed eel · Slime eel · Snub-nose Parasitic Eel · Snubnosed eel · pugnose eel · snub-nosed eel · snubnose eel |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Töppöankerias |
| 🇫🇷French | Anguille a nez court |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kongoanago · コンゴウアナゴ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обезьяний угорь · сименхел |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conchognathus grimaldii | Collett | 1889 | Synonym |
| Gymnosimenchelys leptosomus | Tanaka | 1908 | Synonym |
| Simenchelys dofleini | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
| Simenchelys parasiticas | Gill | 1879 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 12 records indexed .
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