Facciola's sorcerer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Facciolella |
Species: | F. oxyrhyncha |
Binomial name | |
Facciolella oxyrhyncha (Bellotti, 1883) | |
Synonyms | |
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The Facciola's sorcerer (Facciolella oxyrhynchus), also known as the Facciola sorcerer in Uruguay is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Cristoforo Bellotti in 1883. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Portugal, Angola, and the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas. It dwells at a depth range of 30–731 metres; the young are known to inhabit caves, in which the larger specimens are found deeper. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 64.9 centimetres.
The Facciola's sorcerer's diet consists of decapod crustaceans in the taxon Natantia.
References
- Synonyms of Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- Bellotti, C., 1883 (Aug.) Note ittiologiche. Osservazioni fatte sulla collezione ittiologica del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, in Milano. VII. I leptocefali del mare di Messina. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 26 (fasc. 2): 165–181.
- Food items reported for Facciolella oxyrhyncha' at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Facciolella oxyrhyncha |
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