Avocettina bowersii

Avocettina bowersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nemichthyidae
Genus:	Avocettina
Species:	A. bowersii
Binomial name
	Avocettina bowersii; (Garman, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
	Labichthys bowersii Garman, 1899; Avocettina bowersi (Garman, 1899);

Avocettina bowersii is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).[2] It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from California, U.S.A.; Peru, and Chile. It dwells at a depth range of 92–641 metres, although the type specimen was collected from a depth of 2,692 metres.[2]

A. bowersii is believed to be a semelparous species.[2]

References

Synonyms of Avocettina bowersii at www.fishbase.org.
Avocettina bowersii at www.fishbase.org.
Garman, S., 1899 (Dec.) [ref. 1540] The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M.

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[1] Synonyms of Avocettina bowersii at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Avocettina bowersii at www.fishbase.org.

[Garman,_1899-3] Garman, S., 1899 (Dec.) [ref. 1540] The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M.