Avocettina acuticeps, Southern fintail snipe eel

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Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)

Southern fintail snipe eel
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
Etymology: More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους ? - 2000 m (Ref. 4456). Deep-water

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Southern region of all oceans except the Eastern Pacific.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4456)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 3248). Dorsal rays 325-436, anal rays 280-368 (Ref. 3248).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Apparently entering the upper water column (Ref. 47377).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Smith, D.G., 1990. Nemichthyidae. p. 199-202. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4456)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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