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Facciola's sorcerer

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Species of fish

Facciola's sorcerer
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Leptocephalus oxyrhynchus Bellotti, 1883
  • Nettastomella physonima Facciolà, 1914
  • Facciolella physonima (Facciolà, 1914)

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

  1. Synonyms of Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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.
  5. Food items reported for Facciolella oxyrhyncha' at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers
Facciolella oxyrhyncha


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