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Species Summary for Nessorhamphus ingolfianus - Duckbill oceanic eel - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=9100

Eastern Atlantic: France to Morocco; off the Cape, South Africa (Ref 6592). Also known from temperate and subtropical latitudes of the western Atlantic, southwestern Indian, and southwest Pacific.

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Derichthys serpentinus - Portuguese
URL: http://www.horta.uac.pt/species/Piscis/Actinopterygii/Anguiliformes/Derichthyida

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Derichthyidae - English
URL: http://cichlidresearch.com/fish_html/fdericht.html

The Family Derichthyidae contains these Genera: Derichthys, Nessorhamphus.

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Derichthyidae - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=67

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Head bearing a series of parallel striations that form part of a sensory system. Pectorals present, pelvics absent; dorsal fin origin behind tip of pectorals. Anus well behind midlength. Snout short in Derichthys and relatively long in Nessorhamphus. Adults mesopelagic to bathypelagic. Maximum length about 60 cm.

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