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Avocettina paucipora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nemichthyidae
Genus:	Avocettina
Species:	A. paucipora
Binomial name
Avocettina paucipora J. G. Nielsen & D. G. Smith, 1978

Avocettina paucipora is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Jørgen G. Nielsen and David G. Smith in 1978. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic, southern Indian, and the Pacific Ocean. They can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.

A. paucipora is of no commercial interest to fisheries.

References

1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Avocettina paucipora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199353A2586425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199353A2586425.en. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Avocettina paucipora". FishBase. February 2023 version.
3. Nielsen, J. G. and D. G. Smith, 1978 The eel family Nemichthyidae (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Dana Report No. 88: 1–71, Pls. 1–2.

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