Description

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Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 3248). Dorsal rays 325-436, anal rays 280-368 (Ref. 3248).

Common Names

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Úhořovka špičatá , Czech , Czechia

Southern fintail snipe eel , English , Global

Southern snipe eel , English , Australia

Lõuna-nokkangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

尖头喙吻鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尖頭喙吻鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Nemichthyidae

Genus: Avocettina

Species: Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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Southern region of all oceans except the Eastern Pacific.

Biology

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Apparently entering the upper water column (Ref. 47377).

Habitat

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bathypelagic