Facciolella equatorialis (Gilbert, 1891)
Dogface witch eel
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 Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
 Max. size:  90 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 64 - 1000 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Point Conception, California, USA to Panama, and Guadalupe and Galapagos Islands.
 Diagnosis:  Color uniformly brown.
 Biology:  Feeds on small deep-sea crustaceans (Ref. 28023). Caught well offshore in pelagic waters to depths of several hundred meters (Ref. 28023).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 04.02.02
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 24.10.14

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