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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.
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.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Nemichthyidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.