Nettastomatidae

Hoplunnis similis

Hoplunnis similis

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Hoplunnis similis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by David G. Smith in 1989. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA, Honduras and Nicaragua.