Description

Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla adnate or nearly so; cardiform teeth present; branchiostegal membranes partly or completely united; swim bladder with thin terminal membrane or bulb; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone (Ref. 34024). Dentary and palatine with conical teeth; 11-14 vertebrae in front of dorsal fin origin (Ref. 34024).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Carapidae

Genus: Encheliophis

Species: Encheliophis sagamianus (Tanaka, 1908)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

A rare (Ref. 34024) deep-water species (Ref. 559). Holothurian commensal (Ref. 34024).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless