Eyespot Witch Eel

Venefica ocella

Eel Reaching Ninety Four Centimeters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Venefica ocella is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Venefica
Maximum length: 94 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Canada to Chile.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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