Species: Lethogoleos andersoni, Forgetful snake-eel

eye near snout tip, protrudes above top profile

mouth long
teeth long, conical, 3 rows top jaw, 2 rows on bottom, vomer 1 row large teeth
Lethogoleos andersoni McCosker & Bohlke, 1982
Forgetful snake-eel
Moderately elongate (body depth 3-3.3 % TL), cylindrical at front, compressed behind; tail 54 % TL; head elongate ~ 11.5 % of TL; snout long (13-15 % of head), straight, overhanging pointed tip curved down; eye well developed, near tip of snout, protruding above top head profile; front nostril a short tube; rear nostril at edge of lip, covered with a flap; mouth elongate; lips without barbells; teeth elongate, conical, pointed, depressible, a ring of 4 large teeth between front of top jaws, these exposed when mouth is closed, 3 rows on top jaws, outer row of 50+ small, close-set fixed teeth, inner rows of 22-30 and 16-27 longer, depressible teeth; 2 rows of teeth on bottom jaws, outer row of 39-48 small teeth, inner row of 21-30 longer teeth, front teeth larger; vomer with 1 row of 9 large teeth; gill opening a crescent; dorsal and anal fins low; dorsal fin origin well behind pectoral fins; pectorals well developed, elongate, base opposite top half of gill opening; tail tip blunt, no fin.
Preserved fish pale grey, peppered with dark dots, most densely above; chin dark; head pores in dark rings; fins pale.
Reaches 31.8 cm
Lives on soft bottoms.
Depth range 141-193 m.
South Carolina to Cuba.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore
- Offshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- All species..
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 141
- Depth Range Max
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- 193
- Length Max
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- 31.8