Slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) fish species and information / pictures of Slender snipe eel - Nemichthys scolopaceus

Slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nemichthys scolopaceus

Common Name
Slender snipe eel

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Jaws long (Ref. 13608). Posterior end of body narrow, ending as a long filament (Ref. 13608). Dorsal fin with about 350 rays; caudal fin not recognizable; anal fin with about 320 (Ref. 6885). Dark brown or grey in color, often darker below (Ref. 3248); anal fin and tips of pectoral fins almost black (Ref. 6885).

Classification

Classified By

Richardson, 1848

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Snipe eels (Nemichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Western Atlantic

Distribution

Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Spain to South Africa, including western Mediterranean (Ref. 3247); reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Regularly found in the Skagerrak (Ref. 35387). Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 6885) and Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Eastern Pacific: Alaska (Ref. 6885) to Chile (Ref. 9068), including the Gulf of California (Ref. 32364).

Range

55°N - 42°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

3656 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3656 m (Ref. 58426), usually 100 - 1000 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

130 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6270 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.30; assuming semelparity with tm>5)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated