Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
Southern fintail snipe eel

Family:  Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
Max. size:  77 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 2000 m
Distribution:  Southern region of all oceans except the Eastern Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 3248). Dorsal rays 325-436, anal rays 280-368 (Ref. 3248).
Biology:  Apparently entering the upper water column (Ref. 47377).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from off Namibia (Ref. 4456).


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