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Avocettina paucipora

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Avocettina paucipora
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A. paucipora
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Avocettina paucipora
Nielsen & Smith, 1978

Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1] It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean. Male can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.[1]

A. paucipora is of no commercial interest to fisheries.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Avocettina paucipora at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ 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.