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Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Ingolf duckbill eel; Duckbilled eel; Duckbill oceanic eel)

Synonyms: Avocettina scapularostris; Leptocephalus ingolfianus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus, also known as the Duckbilled eel or the Ingolf duckbill eel) is an eel in the family Derichthyidae (longneck eels). It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1912. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from France, Morocco, the Cape, and South Africa in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as from the western Atlantic, southwestern Indian, and southwestern Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 0–1800 metres, inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58.9 centimetres.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Heteronybelinia yamagutii[1]
Pseudopecoelus vulgaris[1]

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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