Nemichthyidae

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.