Dogface Witch eel
Facciolella equatorialis
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Nettastomatidae
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The dogface witch eel (Facciolella equatorialis) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Point Conception, California; Panama, Guadalupe, and the Galapagos Islands.
Los netastomátidos (Nettastomatidae) son una familia de peces teleósteos del orden Anguilliformes conocidos vulgarmente como serpentinas, distribuidos por aguas templadas y tropicales de los océanos Atlántico, Índico y Pacífico. Su nombre procede del griego: netta, nessa (pato) + stoma (boca). Aparecen por primera vez en el registro fósil en el Eoceno medio, durante el Terciario inferior.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionDogface witch eel, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
dogface witch-eel
Facciolella gilbertii
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Saurenchelys taiwanensis
NettastomatidaeBOLD:AAG9988
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Nettastomatidae