Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Nettastomatidae > Nettastoma > Nettastoma parviceps

Nettastoma parviceps (Duckbill eel; Duck-billed eel; Shortsnouted sorcerer; Smallhead duckbill eel)

Synonyms: Metopomycter denticulatus; Metopomycter parviceps; Nettastoma denticulatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The duck-billed eel (Nettastoma parviceps) also known as the shortsnouted sorcerer or the smallhead duckbill eel is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1877. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and the southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, Hawaii, eastern Australia, southeastern Africa, and Chile. It dwells at a depth range of 60-1190 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf and slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 82 centimetres.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
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