Boxer snipe eel

Nemichthys curvirostris

Extremely narrow slender body

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
North America
Oceania
South America
Anguilliform
Large

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Nemichthys
Maximum length: 143 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Worldwide in tropical and temperate waters (Ref. 33390 ). Western Atlantic: USA to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Azores to South Africa. Indian Ocean: Reunion (Ref. 33390 ). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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