Avocettina paucipora

Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[1][2] It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] They can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.[2]

Avocettina paucipora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Avocettina
Species:
A. paucipora
Binomial name
Avocettina paucipora
J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978

A. paucipora is of no commercial interest to fisheries.[2]

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Avocettina paucipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199353A2586425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199353A2586425.en. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Avocettina paucipora" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. Nielsen, J. G. and D. G. Smith, 1978 [ref. 8901] The eel family Nemichthyidae (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Dana Report No. 88: 1–71, Pls. 1–2.


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