Avocettina bowersii (Garman, 1899)
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 Family:  Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
 Max. size: 
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 92 - 641 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA to Peru (Ref. 32364), extending to Chile (Ref. 9068).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Type specimen taken from a depth of 2,692 m (Ref. 33021). Oviparous, with planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 32364). Degenerative changes in males and females suggest semelparity (Ref. 32364).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 08.02.00
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 21.08.03

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