Biology:Bobtail snipe eel
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Short description: Common name for several species of fish
| Bobtail snipe eels | |
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| Cyema atrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Saccopharyngoidei |
| Family: | Cyematidae |
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The bobtail snipe eels are two species of deep-sea eels in the family Cyematidae, one only in each of two genera. They are small elongate fishes, growing up to 16cm (6 in) in length.
The family Cyematidae is characterized by thin, short bodies with long jaws and small teeth and eyes. In addition, they possess the confluent dorsal, caudal, and anal fins in the posterior position.[1] Species were thought to inhabit only the Southern Atlantic, until two new specimens were captured in the Northern Atlantic in 2006 and 2008.[2]
They are bathypelagic (deep-water ocean-dwellers) and have been found down to 5,000 m (16,400 ft). They are found in all oceans and do not undergo vertical diurnal migration.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Poulsen, Jan (2015). "Fifth confirmed record and North Atlantic range expansion of the rare pelagic bobtail snipe eel genus Neocyema (Cyematidae, Elopomorpha)". Marine Biodiversity Records 8 (53): 1–5. doi:10.1017/S175526721500024X.
- ↑ DeVaney, Shannon C.; Hartel, Karsten E.; Themelis, Daphne E. (September 2009). "The First Records of Neocyema (Teleostei: Saccopharyngiformes) in the Western North Atlantic with Comments on Its Relationship to Leptocephalus holti Schmidt 1909". Northeastern Naturalist 16 (3): 409–414. doi:10.1656/045.016.n308. ISSN 1092-6194.
- ↑ DeVaney, Shannon C. (2016-10-01). "Species Distribution Modeling of Deep Pelagic Eels" (in en). Integrative and Comparative Biology 56 (4): 524–530. doi:10.1093/icb/icw032. ISSN 1540-7063. PMID 27252208. https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/56/4/524/2198244.
- "Cyema atrum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161632. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
Wikidata ☰ Q2116826 entry
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