Nessorhamphus
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Nessorhamphus is a genus of eel
s in the family Derichthyidae. It currently contains the following species:
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
s in the family Derichthyidae. It currently contains the following species:
- Nessorhamphus danae E. J. SchmidtJohannes Schmidt (biologist)Johannes Schmidt was a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn...
, 1931 (Dana duckbill eel) - Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (E. J. SchmidtJohannes Schmidt (biologist)Johannes Schmidt was a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn...
, 1912) (Duckbill oceanic eel)