Snipe eel

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Snipe eels
Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Nemichthyidae
Genera
Avocettina Labichthys Nemichthys See text for species.

Snipe eels are a family, Nemichthyidae, of eels. They are pelagic fishes, found in the middle depths of most oceans. The common name comes from the resemblance of the jaw to the bill of a snipe.

[edit] Genera and species

There are nine species in three genera, including:

• Genus Avocettina
  • Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916).
  • Avocettina bowersii (Garman, 1899).
  • Avocet snipe-eel, Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878).
  • Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith, 1978.
• Genus Labichthys
  • Labichthys carinatus Gill & Ryder, 1883.
  • Labichthys yanoi (Mead & Rubinoff, 1966).
• Genus Nemichthys
  • Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848.
  • Boxer snipe eel, Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896).
  • Nemichthys larseni Nielsen & Smith, 1978.

[edit] References

• "Nemichthyidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.