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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettastoma: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); melanura: From the Greek melan meaning black, dark, and oura meaning tail, referring presumably to the dark edges of the posterior part of the dorsal and anal fins.
More on author: Rafinesque.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 0 - 1647 m (Ref. 4454), usually 329 - 860 m (Ref. 47377). Deep-water; 45°N - 30°S, 98°W - 17°E
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea including western Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to the Guianas and to southern Brazil (Ref. 47377).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 53.5, range 42 - 68.2 cm
Max length : 79.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 96016); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 255.50 g (Ref. 96016)
Wervels: 190 - 210. Usually five supratemporal pores, SO5 absent. Lateral line pores 43-49. Median vomerine teeth somewhat enlarged. Posterior nostril near anterodorsal margin of eye.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Occurs in holes on muddy bottoms of continental slope. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 4776). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Smith, D.G., 1990. Nettastomatidae. p. 172-175. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4454)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 5.4 - 14.4, mean 10.2 °C (based on 488 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00095 (0.00067 - 0.00137), b=2.95 (2.85 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Assuming tmax>10).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 12.3 [2.9, 50.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.319 [0.093, 1.082] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.8, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.056, 0.548] g/100g; Selenium = 15.7 [4.0, 65.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.5 [1.5, 108.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.42 [0.19, 1.05] mg/100g (wet weight);
