Avocettina paucipora
Avocettina paucipora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nemichthyidae |
Genus: | Avocettina |
Species: | A. paucipora
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Binomial name | |
Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith, 1978
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Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1] It was described by and 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[]
- ^ a b c Avocettina paucipora at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Nemichthyidae
- Fish described in 1978
- Anguilliformes stubs