Nessorhamphus danae, the blackbelly spoonbill eel or Dana duckbill eel, is an eel in the family Derichthyidae (longneck eels).[2] It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1931.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, including Australia, Brazil, Benin, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cambodia, China, Ghana, Pakistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, India, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Kenya, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, the Hawaiian Islands, USA; Yemen, and Vietnam.[1] Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Derichthyidae |
| Genus: | Nessorhamphus |
| Species: | N. danae
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| Nessorhamphus danae E.J.Schmidt, 1931
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Due to the widespread distribution of Nessorhamphus danae, as well as its deep-water nature and the subsequent perceived lack of threats, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Smith, D.; Clarke, T.A. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Nessorhamphus danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155191A115283701. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155191A4741128.en. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nessorhamphus danae". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Schmidt, J. (1931). "Oceanographic expedition of the Dana, 1928-1930". Nature (London). 127: 444–446, 487–490.
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