The snipe eel, known to science as Nemichthys scolopaceus, is a rather peculiar looking fish. It has a long body, up to four feet in length, and resembles a long piece of ribbon or string with a large bulbous head at one end. ... The snipe eel has more vertebrae in its long body than any other animal on Earth.
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The snipe eel is easily recognizable by its extremely slender body (the fish may be 75 times as long as deep), with its tail tapering to a thread, and by its elongate, slender, bill-like jaws, one as long as the other, the upper one curving upward, but the lower more nearly [page 160] straight.
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Snipe eels are a family, Nemichthyidae , of eels. They are pelagic fishes, found in the middle depths of most oceans. There are nine species in three genera: Family Nemichthyidae • Genus Avocett...
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The slender snipe eel , Nemichthys scolopaceus , sometimes referred to as the deep sea duck, is a fish that can weigh only a few ounces, yet reach 5 feet or 1.5 m in length. Features include a bir...
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Slender snipe eel Nemichthys scolopaceus FAMILY Nemichthyidae TAXONOMY Nemichthys scolopacea Richardson, 1848, type locality not available ... English: Atlantic snipe eel, glass snake, threadfish; French: Avocette ruban; Spanish: Pez agazadicha.
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Snipe Eel - Nemicthyes ... Photograph by Peter Parks ... Firstly, apologies for not posting a 'picture of the week' last week - hope you enjoy this week's choice.
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Main reference ; ... Atlantic snipe eel, Polygon-spotted snipe eel, Avocet, ... more ... Image of Nemichthys scolopaceus (Slender snipe eel)
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Information on Deep Sea Fish Slender Snipe Eel ... Physical Characters : Snipe eels have birdlike beaks with curving tips. Their beaks are covered with tiny, hooked teeth the eels sweep their beaks through the water to entangle the antennae of tasty shrimp. They are upto 5 feet or 1.5 cm in size.
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DEEP-SEA PAGES: MESOPELAGIC (MIDWATER) ANIMALS ... ; Snipe eel; Nemichthys scolopaceus; (mainly 50-1500m); ... Snipe Eels, Witch eels use their elongated jaws to catch shrimp, perhaps by entangling shrimp antennae.
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