Nemichthys curvirostris, the boxer snipe eel, is a snipe eel of the familyNemichthyidae. Like other snipe eels, they have incredibly narrow and elongated bodies, and small fins.
The eel lives at depths of up to 2,000 m. It has a probable global distribution.
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The length is up to 143 centimetres (4.69 ft). It has long, narrow fine-boned delicate jaws, which are curved, and have small hooked teeth for swiping crustaceans, zooplankton, and sea snow from the water column. This eel is extremely delicate at touch, with a somewhat smooth, slimy skin, and diminutive eyes which are positioned near the rear end of the jaws.
nemichthys, curvirostris, boxer, snipe, snipe, family, nemichthyidae, like, other, snipe, eels, they, have, incredibly, narrow, elongated, bodies, small, fins, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinopterygiiord. Nemichthys curvirostris the boxer snipe eel is a snipe eel of the family Nemichthyidae Like other snipe eels they have incredibly narrow and elongated bodies and small fins Nemichthys curvirostrisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder AnguilliformesFamily NemichthyidaeGenus NemichthysSpecies N curvirostrisBinomial nameNemichthys curvirostris Stromman 1896 SynonymsLeptocephalus curvirostrisLeptocephalus polymerus Contents 1 Habitat 2 Description 3 Biology 4 References 5 External linksHabitat editThe eel lives at depths of up to 2 000 m It has a probable global distribution Description editThe length is up to 143 centimetres 4 69 ft It has long narrow fine boned delicate jaws which are curved and have small hooked teeth for swiping crustaceans zooplankton and sea snow from the water column This eel is extremely delicate at touch with a somewhat smooth slimy skin and diminutive eyes which are positioned near the rear end of the jaws Biology editFeeds on crustaceans like amphipods copepods shrimp and possibly also consumes fish eggs and sea snow Reproduction is oviparous References editFroese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2006 Nemichthys curvirostris in FishBase May 2006 version External links editNemichthys curvirostris boxer snipe eel 1 20 Feb 2009 http www fishbase org summary SpeciesSummary php id 9107 nbsp This Anguilliformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nemichthys curvirostris amp oldid 1016593760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
