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Nettastomatidae (duckbill eels)

Synonyms: Nettastomidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The duckbill eels or witch eels are a family, Nettastomatidae, of eels. The name is from Greek netta meaning "duck" and stoma meaning "mouth". Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They are bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish. They are slender eels, up to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in length, with narrow heads and large, toothy, mouths. Most species lack pectoral fins.
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Genus

Facciolella (Duckbill eel) (7)
Hoplunnis (Duckbill eel) (10)
Leptocephalus (8)
Nettastoma (6)
Nettenchelys (Duckbill eel) (9)
Saurenchelys (11)
Venefica (Duckbill eel) (5)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0