| Variant | Habitat | Depth/Terrain | Range | |--------|---------|--------------|-------| | | Mesopelagic to bathypelagic (200–1,500 m) | Continental slopes, submarine canyons | Circumglobal in temperate to subarctic waters | | Estuarine “Crawler” Carchal | Brackish deltas, mangrove swamps, tidal caves | Intertidal to 20 m depth; capable of brief terrestrial lunges | Southeast Asian or Caribbean archipelagos |

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| Variant | Habitat | Depth/Terrain | Range | |--------|---------|--------------|-------| | | Mesopelagic to bathypelagic (200–1,500 m) | Continental slopes, submarine canyons | Circumglobal in temperate to subarctic waters | | Estuarine “Crawler” Carchal | Brackish deltas, mangrove swamps, tidal caves | Intertidal to 20 m depth; capable of brief terrestrial lunges | Southeast Asian or Caribbean archipelagos |