Facciolella saurencheloides
| Facciolella saurencheloides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Facciolella |
| Species: | F. saurencheloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Facciolella saurencheloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
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Facciolella saurencheloides is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern and western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 700–2,000 metres (2,300–6,560 ft).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Facciolella saurencheloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199236A2573225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199236A2573225.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Facciolella saurencheloides". FishBase.
- ^ D'Ancona, U. (1928). Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24 (in Italian). Vol. 146. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano.
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