Nemichthys
| Nemichthys | |
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| Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Nemichthys Gill and Ryder, 1883 |
| Species | |
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Nemichthys is a genus of eels in the snipe-eel family Nemichthyidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896) (Boxer snipe-eel)
- Nemichthys larseni J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978
- Nemichthys scolopaceus J. Richardson, 1848 (Slender snipe-eel)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Nemichthys in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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