Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Derichthyidae Longneck eels
Genus: Nessorhamphus

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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Nessorhamphus danae
[Blackbelly spoonbill eel]
Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912)
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus
[Duckbill oceanic eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nessorhamphus danae Blackbelly spoonbill eel Atlantic, Indian and West 30 TL 1931
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus Duckbill oceanic eel Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1912



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