Hoplunnis Similis
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''Hoplunnis similis'' is an eel in the family
Nettastomatidae Nettastomatidae, the duckbill eels or witch eels are a family of eels. The name is from Greek ''netta'' meaning "duck" and ''stoma'' meaning "mouth". Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwid ...
(duckbill/witch eels).''Hoplunnis similis''
at www.fishbase.org.
It was described by
David G. Smith David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
in 1989.Smith, D. G., 1989
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'' arious eel familiesIn: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) ef. 13282'' Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).
It is a
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, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida,
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and Nicaragua. It is known to dwell at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .


References

Nettastomatidae Fish described in 1989 {{Anguilliformes-stub