Facciola's sorcerer
| Facciola's sorcerer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Facciolella |
| Species: | F. oxyrhyncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Facciolella oxyrhyncha (Bellotti, 1883) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Facciola's sorcerer (Facciolella oxyrhynchus), also known as the Facciola sorcerer in Uruguay[2] is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by Cristoforo Bellotti in 1883.[4] 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.[3]
The Facciola's sorcerer's diet consists of decapod crustaceans in the taxon Natantia.[5]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Bellotti, C., 1883 (Aug.) [ref. 13617] 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.