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Nettastomatidae, the duckbill eels or witch eels are a family of eels. The name is from Greek netta meaning "duck" and stoma meaning "mouth".

Nettastomatidae
Venefica tentaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Suborder:	Congroidei
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genera
Facciolella Hoplunnis "Leptocephalus" Nettastoma Nettenchelys Saurenchelys Venefica

Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They are bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish.[1] They are slender eels, up to 125 centimetres (4.10 ft) in length, with narrow heads and large, toothy, mouths. Most species lack pectoral fins.

Species

About 40 species are placed in seven genera:

• Genus Facciolella
• Genus Hoplunnis
• Genus "Leptocephalus"
• Genus Nettastoma
• Genus Nettenchelys
• Genus Saurenchelys
• Genus Venefica

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Nettastomatidae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

На других языках

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- [en] Nettastomatidae

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[es] Nettastomatidae

Los netastomátidos (Nettastomatidae) son una familia de peces teleósteos del orden Anguilliformes conocidos vulgarmente como serpentinas, distribuidos por aguas templadas y tropicales de los océanos Atlántico, Índico y Pacífico.[1] Su nombre procede del griego: netta, nessa (pato) + stoma (boca).[2]

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[ru] Неттастоматовые

Неттастоматовые[1], или утконосые угри[2] (лат. Nettastomatidae) — семейство морских лучепёрых рыб из отряда угреобразных.

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