Facciola's sorcerer

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[1]
  • 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[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

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


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