Nettastomatidae
Family of fishes
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Nettastomatidae, from Ancient Greek νῆττα (nêtta), meaning "duck", and στόμα (stóma), meaning "mouth",[1] are a family of eels known as the duckbill eels or witch eels.
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| Venefica tentaculata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Congroidei |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae Kaup, 1859 |
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Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They are bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish.[2] They are slender eels, up to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in length, with narrow heads and large, toothy, mouths. Most species lack pectoral fins.
Genera
Nettastomatidae contains the following genera:[3]
- Facciolella Whitley, 1938
- Hoplunnis Kaup, 1859
- Nettastoma Rafinesque, 1810
- Nettenchelys Alcock, 1898
- Saurenchelys Peters, 1864
- Venefica D. S. Jordan & Davis, 1891
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