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Duckbilled Eel

Reference

IB0758

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Neck Eels - DERICHTHYIDAE

Common Name

Duckbilled Eel

Scientific Name

Nessorhamphus ingolfianus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The family of Neck Eels are pelagic and found in deep water down to at least 1800 m. Growing to about 60 cm in length, they have many fine teeth in the jaws and feed mainly on planktonic crustaceans.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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