Nettastomatidae

Whipsnout sorcerer

Venefica proboscidea

Nettastomatid Fish of Coastal Waters

• Black
• Cross-climate
• Subtropical
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Globally widespread
• Marine fish
• Anguilliform
• Large

The whipsnout sorcerer (Venefica proboscidea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888, originally under the genus Nettastoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from tropical, subtropical and temperate areas throughout the world.