| Muraenolepididae (Eel cods) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1976 - 3040 m |
| Southern Ocean: Scotia Sea (South Georgia, South Sandwich, South Orkney, and South Shetland islands), northern part of Antarctic Peninsula, and Enderby coast. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 83-85. The body is highly elongated, slender, depth less than 13% SL; 83-85 vertebrae; no anal lateral line; dorsal lateral line highly reduced and represented only by 1-3 tubular scales; infraorbital canal with 9 pores; preopercular-mandibular canal with 10 pores (7 in its mandibular branch, 3 in the preopercular branch) (Ref. 84346). |
| Dwells on the continental shelf and slope. Feeds on zooplankton. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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