Hoplunnis tenuis Ginsburg, 1951
Spotted pike-conger
Hoplunnis tenuis
photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

 Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
 Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 130 - 420 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida, USA and western Gulf of Mexico.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 26340).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 09.04.98
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 04.08.94

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