Avocettina acuticeps, the southern snipe eel or southern fintail snipe eel,[2] is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[3] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1916, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from throughout the southern regions of the ocean, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 77 centimetres (30 in).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nemichthyidae |
| Genus: | Avocettina |
| Species: | A. acuticeps
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| Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
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Avocettina acuticeps is not of commercial interest to fisheries.[3]
References edit
- ^ Synonyms of Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Regan, C. T., 1916 [ref. 15063] Larval and postlarval fishes. British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). Zoology v. 1 (no. 4): 125-156, Pls. 1-10.
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