Pale snipe eel

Nemichthys larseni

One Hundred Sixty One Centimeters Eel from Gulf of California

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Large

Nemichthys larseni is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean, including Oregon and Hawaii, USA, Mexico, and the Gulf of California.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nemichthyidae
Genus: Nemichthys
Maximum length: 161 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California; also Hawaii and north of Hawaii to about 38°N.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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