Facciolella equatorialis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Nettastomatidae
Genus
Facciolella
Species
Facciolella equatorialis
Scientific Name
Facciolella equatorialis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Dogface witch eel

The dogface witch eel (Facciolella equatorialis) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Point Conception, California; Panama, Guadalupe, and the Galapagos Islands. The fish is known to dwell at an approximate depth of 734 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 90 centimetres.

The color is uniformly brown.

The dogface witch eel's diet consists primarily of small deep-water crustaceans. To humans, it is considered harmless.

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Facciolella equatorialis in languages:

Czech
štíhlohlavec ekvádorský
English
Dogface Witch Eel
English
Dogface Witch-eel
Russian
Фасциолелла Гильберта

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