Slender duckbill eel
The slender duckbill eel[2] (Hoplunnis punctata) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1915.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Gulf of Guinea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits the continental shelf and slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55.5 centimetres (21.9 in).[3]
| Slender duckbill eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Hoplunnis |
| Species: | H. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplunnis punctata Regan, 1915 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Hoplunnis punctata at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Hoplunnis punctata at www.fishbase.org.
- Hoplunnis punctata at www.fishbase.org.
- Regan, C. T., 1915 (1 Jan.) [ref. 15006] A collection of fishes from Lagos. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 15 (no. 85): 124-130.
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