Nettastoma falcinaris is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1985.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,070 to 1,100 metres (3,510 to 3,610 ft).[1] It is deemed harmless to humans.[1]
Nettastoma falcinaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettastoma |
Species: | N. falcinaris
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Binomial name | |
Nettastoma falcinaris Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985
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References
edit- ^ a b c Nettastoma falcinaris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Parin, N. V. and E. S. Karmovskaya, 1985 [ref. 17259] Two new species of nettastomid eels (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes) from submarine mountains of the south-eastern Pacific. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 64 (no. 10): 1524-1530.