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Bothrocara molle Bean, 1890

Soft eelpout
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Mexico country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Bothrocaropsis alalonga: off Gulf of California, Mexico (Ref. 51665). Also Ref. 6885.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anderson, M.E. and V.V. Fedorov, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Longsnout eelpout, 宽头长孔锦鳚, 大吻长孔锦鳚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Bothrocara: Greek, bostrykos = cure of lack of hair + Tupí, guaraní, acará = the name of a fish. It could be also from Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 60 - 2688 m (Ref. 50610).   Deep-water

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