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Deep Water Neck Eel

Derichthys serpentinus Gill 1884

Diagnostic Description

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Black in color, lateral line pores light (Ref. 6592). Lateral line pores before anus about 55 (Ref. 6592).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0
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Biology

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Meso- to bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on small fishes and crustaceans. Eggs and leptocephali are planktonic (Ref. 35591). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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Narrownecked oceanic eel

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The narrownecked oceanic eel, Derichthys serpentinus, is a longneck eel, the only species in the genus Derichthys, found in all oceans in depths between 500 and 2,000 m. Their length is up to 40 centimetres (1 ft 4 in).

The skin is scaleless and red-brown. It lives on the bottom at great depths.

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Narrownecked oceanic eel: Brief Summary

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The narrownecked oceanic eel, Derichthys serpentinus, is a longneck eel, the only species in the genus Derichthys, found in all oceans in depths between 500 and 2,000 m. Their length is up to 40 centimetres (1 ft 4 in).

The skin is scaleless and red-brown. It lives on the bottom at great depths.

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Diet

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Feed on small fishes and crustaceans

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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Grand Bank to Georges Bank

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Habitat

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Occurs at depths of 500 - 2000m.

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Habitat

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