Yano's snipe eel (Labichthys yanoi)

Scientific name: Labichthys yanoi Mead & Rubinoff, 1966

The Yano's snipe eel (Labichthys yanoi) is a marine fish of the family Nemichthyidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Labichthys yanoi
Family
Nemichthyidae (Snipe eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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