Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Nemichthyidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Labichthys | |
Similar Avocet snipe eel, Nemichthys, Snipe eel, Slender snipe eel | ||
The Yano's snipe eel (Labichthys yanoi) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Giles Willis Mead and Ira Rubinoff in 1966, originally under the genus Avocettinops. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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