Eledonidae (), subfamily: Eledoninae |
6.5 cm ML (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 52 - 140 m |
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
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Frequently caught in bottom trawls together with Eledone massyae Voss, 1964 (Ref. 104514). Benthic (Ref. 104514). Coexists with Eledone massyae along continental shelf and slope. Inhabits soft bottoms, on both sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 104173). Likely to move to rocky bottoms of the upper slope to spawn and breed (Ref. 106242). Feeds mainly on crustaceans such as benthic amphipods and isopods (Ref. 104173). |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 July 2014 Ref. 123251)
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