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Avocettina acuticeps
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nemichthyidae
Genus:	Avocettina
Species:	A. acuticeps
Binomial name
Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus acuticeps Regan, 1916 Borodinula major Karmovskaya, 1977

Avocettina acuticeps, the southern snipe eel or southern fintail snipe eel, is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels). It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1916, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from throughout the southern regions of the ocean, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 77 centimetres (30 in).

Avocettina acuticeps is not of commercial interest to fisheries.

References

1. Synonyms of Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names of Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org.
4. Regan, C. T., 1916 Larval and postlarval fishes. British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). Zoology v. 1 (no. 4): 125-156, Pls. 1-10.

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