The duckbill eels or witch eels are a family, Nettastomatidae, of eels. The name's from Greek netta meaning "duck" and stoma meaning "mouth". Duckbill eels are found along the continental slopes of tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They're bottom-dwelling fish, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish. They're slender eels, up to in length, with narrow heads and large, toothy, mouths. Most species lack pectoral fins. Species There're about forty species in seven genera: Genus Facciolel… (
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