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Atlantic Snipe Eel

Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848

Diet

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Feed on crustaceans while swimming with its mouth open

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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Banquereau Bank to the Caribbean Sea

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 91- 2000 m, usually below 400 m.

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]

Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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