Venefica multiporosa

Venefica multiporosa

Seventy Centimeters Nettastomatid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Venefica multiporosa is a species of eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Christine Karrer in 1983. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-western Pacific, including Madagascar, Australia and the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Venefica
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northwest of Madagascar to Australia and the Philippines.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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