| Family: |
Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 27 - 2198 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: western coast of Mexico, Central and South America from the southern Gulf of California to Colombia. Not recorded from any of the oceanic islands of the eastern Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 118-122. Moderately elongate, small species with short, bluntly-rounded snout and a dark margin on the dorsal fin anteriorly. Preanal lateral line pores 19-27, predorsal length 20-26% TL (Ref. 50529). Caudal fin broadly rounded (Ref. 50529). |
| Biology: |
Adults are secretive and bottom-dwelling and prefer soft substrata where they can burrow with their tails (Ref. 28023). Oviparous, with planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 35590). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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