Whipsnout sorcerer
| Whipsnout sorcerer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Venefica |
| Species: | V. proboscidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant, 1888) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The whipsnout sorcerer[2] (Venefica proboscidea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888, originally under the genus Nettastoma.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from tropical, subtropical and temperate areas throughout the world. It dwells at a depth range of 385 to 2,200 metres (1,263 to 7,218 ft), and inhabits the lower region of the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Venefica proboscidea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Venefica proboscidea at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Venefica proboscidea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Vaillant, L. L., 1888 [ref. 4496] Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Poissons. Paris. 1-406, Pls. 1-28.
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