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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Venefica |
Species: | V. proboscidea
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Binomial name | |
Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant, 1888)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The whipsnout sorcerer [3] (Venefica proboscidea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [4] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888, originally under the genus Nettastoma. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from tropical, subtropical and temperate areas throughout the world. It dwells at a depth range of 385 to 2,200 metres (1,263 to 7,218 ft), and inhabits the lower region of the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in). [4]
Whipsnout sorcerer | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Venefica |
Species: | V. proboscidea
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Binomial name | |
Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant, 1888)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The whipsnout sorcerer [3] (Venefica proboscidea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [4] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888, originally under the genus Nettastoma. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from tropical, subtropical and temperate areas throughout the world. It dwells at a depth range of 385 to 2,200 metres (1,263 to 7,218 ft), and inhabits the lower region of the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in). [4]