Nettastoma falcinaris

Nettastoma falcinaris

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform

Nettastoma falcinaris is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1985. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettastoma
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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