Biology:Duckbill oceanic eel
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| Species: | N. ingolfianus
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| Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (E.J.Schmidt, 1912)
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The Duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus, also known as the Duckbilled eel or the Ingolf duckbill eel[2]) is an eel in the family Derichthyidae (longneck eels).[3] It was described by Johannes Schmidt in 1912.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from France , Morocco, the Cape of Good Hope, and South Africa in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, as well as from the western Atlantic, southwestern Indian, and southwestern Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 0–1800 metres, inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58.9 centimetres (23.2 in; 1.93 ft).[3]
The Duckbill oceanic eel feeds primarily on crustaceans.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Nessorhamphus ingolfianus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Nessorhamphus ingolfianus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nessorhamphus ingolfianus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Schmidt, E. J., 1912 [ref. 18702] Contributions to the biology of some North Atlantic species of eels. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 64: 39-51, Pl. 3.
- ↑ Food items reported for Nessorhamphus ingolfianus at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q1934292 entry
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