Nemichthys curvirostris  (Strömman, 1896)

Boxer snipe eel
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
Etymology: Nemichthys: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 27000).   Deep-water; 40°N - 40°S, 180°W - 180°E

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 143 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27000)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Pale in color with black lines between vertebrae (Ref. 3248).

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Worldwide in tropical and temperate waters (Ref. 33390). Western Atlantic: USA to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Azores to South Africa. Indian Ocean: Reunion (Ref. 33390). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Diurnal migrations (Ref. 51024). Feeds on crustaceans. Oviparous, strong sexual dimorphism (Ref. 3247).

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Smith, D.G., 1990. Nemichthyidae. p. 199-202. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.6270   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (-0.17398 - 0.17602), b=3.06 (2.97 - 3.15), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.41 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.