Dogface witch eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Facciolella |
Species: | F. equatorialis
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Binomial name | |
Facciolella equatorialis (
Gilbert, 1891)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The dogface witch eel (Facciolella equatorialis) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Point Conception, California; Panama, Guadalupe, and the Galapagos Islands. The fish is known to dwell at an approximate depth of 734 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 90 centimetres. [2]
The color is uniformly brown. [1]
The dogface witch eel's diet consists primarily of small deep-water crustaceans. [4] To humans, it is considered harmless. [1]
The name facciolella is of Latin origin, diminutive of falx ("sickle"). [5]
Dogface witch eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Facciolella |
Species: | F. equatorialis
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Binomial name | |
Facciolella equatorialis (
Gilbert, 1891)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The dogface witch eel (Facciolella equatorialis) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Point Conception, California; Panama, Guadalupe, and the Galapagos Islands. The fish is known to dwell at an approximate depth of 734 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 90 centimetres. [2]
The color is uniformly brown. [1]
The dogface witch eel's diet consists primarily of small deep-water crustaceans. [4] To humans, it is considered harmless. [1]
The name facciolella is of Latin origin, diminutive of falx ("sickle"). [5]