Biology:Smalleye spaghetti-eel
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Species: | N. vermiformis
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Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890
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The smalleye spaghetti-eel[1] (Neoconger vermiformis) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2][1] It is known to dwell at an approximate depth of 55 m, and inhabits substrates, burrowing into mud and sand.[2] Its diet consists primarily of shrimp, crabs, benthic gastropods, bivalves, and worms.[1]
Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population declines, the IUCN redlist currently lists the smalleye spaghetti-eel as Least Concern.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Neoconger vermiformis at the IUCN redlist.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Neoconger vermiformis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Gilbert, C. H., 1890 (1 July) [ref. 1623] A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126.
Wikidata ☰ Q2843180 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalleye spaghetti-eel.
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