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Family: Nemichthyidae Snipe eels



(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)

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Southern region of all oc
Max. Length 77 cm TL
 
Avocettina acuticeps
[Southern snipe eel]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Avocettina bowersii
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Avocettina infans
[Avocet snipe eel]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Atlantic and so
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith, 1978

Photo by SFSA
 
Avocettina paucipora
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Labichthys carinatus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Labichthys yanoi
[Yano's snipe eel]

Photo by SFSA

Worldwide in tropical and
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)

Photo by SFSA
 
Nemichthys curvirostris
[Boxer snipe eel]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 160.7 cm TL
 
Nemichthys larseni
[Pale snipe eel]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Worldwide in tropical and
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848

Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Nemichthys scolopaceus
[Slender snipe eel]
9 Species of Family Nemichthyidae
(Snipe eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1916 Avocettina acuticeps Southern snipe eel Southern region of all oc 77 TL
1899 Avocettina bowersii Eastern Central Pacific
1878 Avocettina infans Avocet snipe eel Circumglobal 80 TL
1978 Avocettina paucipora Southwest Atlantic and so 55 TL
1883 Labichthys carinatus Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
1966 Labichthys yanoi Yano's snipe eel Southwest Pacific
1896 Nemichthys curvirostris Boxer snipe eel Worldwide in tropical and 143 TL
1978 Nemichthys larseni Pale snipe eel Eastern Pacific 160.7 TL
1848 Nemichthys scolopaceus Slender snipe eel Worldwide in tropical and 130 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013