Nettastomatidae, the duckbill eels or witch eels are a family of eels. The name is from νῆττα (Greek: duck) and στόμα (Greek: mouth).
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| Venefica tentaculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Congroidei |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae Kaup, 1859 |
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Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They are bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish.[1] They are slender eels, up to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in length, with narrow heads and large, toothy, mouths. Most species lack pectoral fins.
Genera
editNettastomatidae contains the following genera:[2]
- Facciolella Whitley, 1938
- Hoplunnis Kaup, 1859
- Nettastoma Rafinesque, 1810
- Nettenchelys Alcock, 1898
- Saurenchelys Peters, 1864
- Venefica D. S. Jordan & Davis, 1891
References
edit- ^ McCosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nettastomatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Nettastomatidae". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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