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Longneck eels or neck eels are a family, Derichthyidae, of eels. They are pelagic fishes, found in the middle and depths of most oceans. The name comes from Greek deres meaning "neck" and ichthys meaning "fish".
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| Narrownecked oceanic eel, Derichthys serpentinus, from plate 49 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Suborder: | Congroidei |
| Family: | Derichthyidae |
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Derichthys | |
They are distinguished by the presence of a series stripes on the head that form part of the sensory system, but otherwise the two genera of the family are quite different in appearance. Derichthys has a narrow neck and large eyes, while Nessorhamphus' has a long, flattened, snout.[1] They grow to about 60 cm (24 in) in length.
Species
The three species in two genera are:[2]
- Genus Derichthys (one species)
- Genus Nessorhamphus (two species)
In some classifications (for example, Systema Naturae 2000), this family is split in two, with Derichthyidae containing only the genus Derichthys, and Nessorhamphus being assigned its own family, Nessorhamphidae.
References
- McClosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Derichthyidae" in FishBase. January 2011 version.
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[es] Derichthyidae
Los deríctidos (Derichthyidae) son una familia de peces teleósteos del orden Anguilliformes, distribuidos por los océanos Atlántico, Índico y Pacífico.[1] Su nombre procede del griego: deres (cuello, garganta) + ichthys (pez),[2] por el estrechamiento tras la cabeza.[ru] Дерихтовые
Дерихтовые[1] (лат. Derichthyidae) — семейство морских лучепёрых рыб из отряда угреобразных. Это пелагические рыбы, обитающие о открытых водах большинства океанов на средних глубинах. Название происходит от греческих deres — «горлышко» и ichthys — «рыба».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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