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Dogface Witch Eel

Facciolella gilbertii (Garman 1899)

Biology

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Inhabit scattering layers to depths of several thousand feet. Known to eat small, deep-sea crustaceans. Also captured mostly in bottom trawls (Ref. 4525). Oviparous (Ref. 35597). Planktonic leptocephali (Ref. 35597).
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