The dogface witch eel (Facciolella equatorialis) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.[2] 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.[1]
The color is uniformly brown.
The dogface witch eel's diet consists primarily of small deep-water crustaceans.[3] To humans, it is considered harmless.
The name facciolella is of Latin origin, diminutive of falx ("sickle").[4]