Nemichthys curvirostris
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| Species: | N. curvirostris
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| Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)
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The boxer snipe eel, Nemichthys curvirostris, is a snipe eel of the family Nemichthyidae.
Habitat
The eel lives at depths of up to 2,000 m.
Description
The length is up to 143 cm.
Biology
Feeds on crustaceans. Reproduction is oviparous.
Notes
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nemichthys curvirostris" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
External links
Nemichthys curvirostris, boxer snipe eel 1 20 Feb. 2009 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9107.
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