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Family: Cyematidae Bobtail snipe eels



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2 species (see list below)

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Circumglobal in all ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cyema atrum Günther, 1878

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Cyema atrum
[Bobtail eel]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Neocyema erythrosoma Castle, 1978

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Neocyema erythrosoma
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2 Species of Family Cyematidae
(Bobtail snipe eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1878 Cyema atrum Bobtail eel Circumglobal in all ocean 15 TL
1978 Neocyema erythrosoma Southeast Atlantic 16 TL



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