Facciolella castlei
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| Facciolella castlei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Facciolella |
| Species: | F. castlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Facciolella castlei Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985 | |
Facciolella castlei is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1985.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The type specimen was retrieved from a depth of 230 metres.[2]
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