Whipsnout sorcerer

The whipsnout sorcerer[3] (Venefica proboscidea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[4] It was described by Léon Vaillant in 1888, originally under the genus Nettastoma.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from tropical, subtropical and temperate areas throughout the world. It dwells at a depth range of 385 to 2,200 metres (1,263 to 7,218 ft), and inhabits the lower region of the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in).[4]

Whipsnout sorcerer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Venefica
Species:
V. proboscidea
Binomial name
Venefica proboscidea
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Nettastoma proboscideum Vaillant, 1888

References
  1. Tighe, K. (2015). "Venefica proboscidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199373A2588490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199373A2588490.en. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. Synonyms of Venefica proboscidea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Venefica proboscidea at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Venefica proboscidea" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  5. Vaillant, L. L., 1888 [ref. 4496] Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Poissons. Paris. 1-406, Pls. 1-28.


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