Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 21 - 70 m (Ref. 2683), usually ? - 50 m (Ref. 26999). Subtropical; - 25°S
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to Brazil. Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4455). Doubtful record from the western Mediterranean (Ref. 13729).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 210 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26938); common length : 100.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217)
Body pale, dark band across back of head (Ref. 26938).
Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Lives in a permanent burrow, often in very shallow water. Heads protrude diagonally from the sand. Nocturnal. Feeds on octopus and fish (Ref. 5217). Bold and easily approached. Feared by fishers (Ref. 9710). Rarely consumed (Ref. 3795).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Böhlke, J.E., 1981. Ophichthidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic, (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part)), Vol. 3, [var. pag.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3651)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia; carnada: usually
Más información
Nombres comunesSinónimosMetabolismoDespredadoresEcotoxicologíaReproducciónMadurezPuestaAgregación para la puestaFecundidadHuevosEgg development
Age/SizeCrecimientoLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMorfometríaMorfologíaLarvaDinámica larvariaReclutamientoAbundanciaBRUVS
ReferenciasAcuiculturaPerfil de acuiculturaRazasGenéticaElectrophoresesheritabilidadEnfermedadesProcesamientoNutrientsMass conversion
Herramientas
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