Slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus)

Scientific name: Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848

Slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus)

The Slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) is a marine fish of the family Nemichthyidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Family
Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
130
Depth range
0–3656 m (0–11995 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3656 m, usually 100 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
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; reported from Iceland. Regularly found in the Skagerrak. Northwest Pacific: Japan and Arafura Sea. Eastern Pacific: Alaska to Chile, including the Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.30; assuming semelparity with tm>5)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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