Dogface witch-eel

Facciolella gilbertii

Sixty One Centimeters Eel of Central Pacific

Offshore
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Anguilliform
Large

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Facciolella
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: off Point Conception in California, USA to Panama (at least), and offshore for several hundred miles.

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