Biology:Avocettina paucipora

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Avocettina paucipora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Avocettina
Species:
A. paucipora
Binomial name
Avocettina paucipora
J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978

Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1][2] It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] They can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.[2]

A. paucipora is of no commercial interest to fisheries.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Avocettina paucipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199353A2586425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199353A2586425.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199353/2586425. Retrieved 23 April 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Avocettina paucipora" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. Nielsen, J. G. and D. G. Smith, 1978 [ref. 8901] The eel family Nemichthyidae (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Dana Report No. 88: 1–71, Pls. 1–2.

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