Bobtail eel (Cyema atrum)

Species facts

Scientific name

Cyema atrum

Family

Cyematidae (Bobtail snipe eels)

Order

Saccopharyngiformes (Swallowers and Gulpers)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

15.0

Common length

13.0

Depth range

330–5100 m (1083–16732 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 330 - 5100 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Circumglobal in all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar to the Azores and Madeira; South Africa. Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Panama, and Chile.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)