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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Nemichthys scolopaceus
Slender snipe eel - Avocette ruban

Nemichthys scolopaceus
Characteristics:
• jaws drawn out into a long, narrow beak
• very long, sinewy body
May be mistaken for: other anguilliformes
Nemichthys scolopaceus
Family:
Nemichthyidae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
1 300 mm
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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