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Species: Gnathophis bracheatopos, Longeye conger

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snout long, overhanging , with ventral keel
LL pores #2 & at least one other elevated, open ab
top lip: low flange
stomach pale

Gnathophis bracheatopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Longeye conger

Head and body 36-40% of TL; head pointed; snout long, overhanging, with ventral keel; eye large, well back on head; front nostril a tube pointing down and forwards, rear nostril an oval hole immediately before eye; mouth ~horizontal, top lip with narrow flange; teeth simple, conical, in bands on both jaws; length of elongate tooth patch at front roof of mouth ~1/3 that of jaw tooth bands; top of gill opening below top of pectoral fin base; pectorals well developed, base short, ends above gill opening; dorsal fin origin over or slightly behind base of pectoral fin; dorsal and anal fins with segmented rays, confluent with tail fin; tail tip slightly stiff, with small fin; lateral line complete, only 2nd and at least one other pore of lateral line elevated, 26-31 lateral line pores before anus.

Preserved fish brownish; dorsal and anal fin rays dark; rear of dorsal and anal fins and tail fin black; stomach pale.

Reaches 35.2 cm.

Pm soft bottoms.

Depth range: 55-110 m.

S Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico.


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Salinity
  • Marine Only
  • Marine
Inshore/Offshore
  • Inshore
  • Inshore Only
Water Column Position
  • Bottom only
  • Bottom
Habitat
  • Soft bottom only
  • Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
  • Sand & gravel
  • Mud
FishBase Habitat
  • Demersal
Feeding Group
  • Data
  • Carnivore
Diet
  • Data
  • Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
  • Bony fishes
Egg Type
  • Data
  • Pelagic larva
  • Pelagic
Global Endemism
  • All species.
  • West Atlantic Endemic
  • Greater Caribbean endemic
Regional Endemism
  • GC endemic
  • Continent
  • All species..
  • Continent only
Residency
  • Resident
Climate Zone
  • Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
IUCN Red List
  • Listed
  • Least concern
CITES
  • Not listed
Length Max
  • 35.2
Depth Range Min
  • 55
Depth Range Max
  • 110