Nettastoma falcinaris explained

Nettastoma falcinaris is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1985.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Chile, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1070mto1100mm (3,510feetto3,600feetm).[1] It is deemed harmless to humans.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Nettastoma-falcinaris.html Nettastoma falcinaris
  2. Parin, N. V. and E. S. Karmovskaya, 1985 [ref. 17259] Two new species of nettastomid eels (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes) from submarine mountains of the south-eastern Pacific. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 64 (no. 10): 1524-1530.

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