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Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

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07/04/22

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Discover images and fact sheets of the nemichthid fishes

Nemichthyidae - Snipe Eels

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The table below lists all fish families known from Australian waters. The site contains information on 1487 species in 274 families.

Pelican Eel, Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882

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Anguillidae - Freshwater Eels

The family Anguillidae contains a single genus, Anguilla. There are about 20 species worldwide with four species known from Australia.

Congridae - Conger Eels

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Slender Snipe Eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus

A Slender Snipe Eel captured during the NORFANZ expedition, May 2003.

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Synaphobranchidae - Basketwork Eels

Access images and fact sheets of the synaphobranchid fishes on the site. These fishes have also been called cutthroat eels.

Longfin Eel, Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867

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Anguilla australis and A. marmorata leptocephali

Southern Shortfin Eel, Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841

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