Avocettina paucipora
| Avocettina paucipora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Avocettina |
| Species: | A. paucipora
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| Binomial name | |
| Avocettina paucipora J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978
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Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1][2] It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] They can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.[2]
A. paucipora is of no commercial interest to fisheries.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Avocettina paucipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199353A2586425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199353A2586425.en. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Avocettina paucipora". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Nielsen, J. G. and D. G. Smith, 1978 [ref. 8901] The eel family Nemichthyidae (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Dana Report No. 88: 1–71, Pls. 1–2.
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