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Main identification features
- eyes small, forward, above
- light brown + dark spots
- long mouth, large fangs
- pectoral large
Fangjaw eel, Pacific spoon-nose eel
Tail tip a blunt finless point; body elongate, cylindrical pointed at both ends; tail (tail tip to anus) longer than head and trunk (snout tip to anus); pectoral fins large; dorsal fin origin just behind pectoral fin tips; gill openings relatively elongate, vertical and lateral; snout short, subconical, slightly constricted near tip; eyes small, well forward and high on head; mouth long; teeth very stong and pointed, biserial, largest anteriorly on jaws; teeth also well developed on roof of mouth; posterior nostril in a short tube, before and beneath eye.
Overall tan with numerous small brown spots on back and sides; dorsal fin brown.
Size: grows to at least 140 cm.
Habitat: muddy and sandy bottoms.
Depth: 0-10 m.
Eastern Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 10 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; bony fishes.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=32; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=34; Longitudinal range=37.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Estuary; Mud; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove).
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 140 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Marine.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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- Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741.
- Castro-Aguirre , J. L. and Suarez de los Cobos,., 1983., Noyophtophis brunneus, nuevo genero y especie de la familia Ophichthidae, (Pisces: Anguilliformes [sic]) hallado en la Bahia de Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico., Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas de Mexico, 27:113-128.
- Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo . Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional.
- Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813.
- Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
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