| Family: |
Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Myrophinae |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1168 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Members of the genus Benthenchelys are pelagic (Ref. 39782). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Type locality:Between Panay and Negros islands, Philippines, Albatross sta. 5185, 10°05'45"N, 122°18'30"E, 638 fms (Ref. 26282). |
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