Shortnose Witch Eel
Venefica procera
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Venefica procera is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1883, originally under the genus Nettastoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina, USA, Suriname, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 326 to 2,304 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 109 centimeters (43 in).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Nettastomatidae
- Genus
- Venefica