Slender snipe eel
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
Also calledAnguila (spa) · Anguila Hocicona (spa) · Anguille Bécasse (fra) · Ata oceanica (ron) · Avocette ruban (fra) · Langhalet sneppeål (dan) · Long Bec (fra) · Nitkodziobek (pol) · Nokka-ankerias (fin) · Pez Agazadicha (spa) · Shigiunagi (jpn) · Sneppeål (nor) · Sneppeål (dan) · Trådål (swe)
First described in: Richardson, J. (1848). Fishes. <em>In: A. Adams (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London.</em> Pp. 1-28, Pls. 1-10.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 ≪ª Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848a:25, pl. 10, figs. 1–3 (type locality: south Atlantic off Brazil). Chen & Weng, 1967:84; Shen, 1984 a: 106; Chen & Yu, 1986:261; Shen et al., 1993:108; Shao et al., 2008:239; Ho et al., 2010:table 1. Remarks. A very common species collected by midwater or bottom trawls off northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.
Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan
distribution
Distribution. Nemichthys scolopaceus was described from off Brazil based on material collected by H. M. S. Samarang (1843 – 1846), and is known to have a worldwide distribution in all tropical and temperate seas (Nielsen & Smith 1978, Smith & Nielsen 1989).
The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S
materials_examined
Material examined. Three specimens, 536.0 – 730.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26839 (1, 623.0 mm), T, E- 523; MNRJ 26835 (1, 551.0 mm), T, E- 551; MNRJ 27111 (1, 536.0 mm), T, D- 502.
The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S
distribution
Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea). Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action.
The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2403686.