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Derichthyidae
neckeel
Derichthys serpentinus
Forty Centimeters Eel of the Atlantic Ocean
neckeel is a marine fish from Circumglobal. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Derichthyidae
- Genus
- Derichthys
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: one confirmed record near Ascension Islands. Eastern Pacific: southern California to Chile (Ref. 35591 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

