Scientific Name	Nemichthys scolopaceus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Richardson, 1848	Depth	0 - 3656M
Chinese	線鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	線鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F085　Nemichthyidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	線鰻(線口鰻)
Max Length	130 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鰻(臺東)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	South Atlantic off Brazil
Synonyms	Belonopsis leuchtenbergi, Cercomitus flagellifer, Investigator acanthonotus, Leptocephalus andreae, Leptocephalus canaricus, Leptorhynchus leuchtenbergi, Nematoprora polygonifera, Nemichthys acanthonotus, Nemichthys avocetta, Nemichthys fronto, Nemichthys gaussiana, Nemichthys mediterraneus, Nemichthys scalopaceus ...all 17..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Böhlke, J. E. 1956 Eugenia B. Bohlke, ed. 1989 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055649. ASIZP0057205. ASIZP0057959. ASIZP0057960. ASIZP0059941. ASIZP0060176. ASIZP0060278. ASIZP0060877. ASIZP0061002. ASIZP0061123. ASIZP0061472. ASIZP0062335. ASIZP0063713. ASIZP0063725. ASIZP0064107. ASIZP0064210. ASIZP0064380. ASIZP0066251. ASIZP0066776. ASIZP0070629. ASIZP0074016. ASIZP0075052. ASIZP0075053. ASIZP0801254. ASIZP0806547. ASIZP0806594. ASIZP0806595. ASIZP0900338. ASIZP0901290. ASIZP0901351. ASIZP0901361. ASIZP0911254. ASIZP0916547. ASIZP0916594. ASIZP0916595. CAS214453. FRIP00728. ...List all 61 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Slender snipe eel; Polygon-spotted snipe eel; Slender snipe-eel; Avocet; Atlantic snipe eel; Threadeel; Glass snake; Threadfish; Brittle watersnake
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body long and slender, caudal attenuated, anus fin below the base of pectoral. A large lateral-line pore in a row; anus far from the pectoral; upper and lower jaw extending forwards and atteuuatedly. Teeth arrange closely, in a band. Vomerine teeth wider than upper jaw teeth. Dorsal fin origin in advance of gill slit. Vertebra 181-212. Total length 51.3 of body depth, 10.5 of head length; caudal length 10.6 of the length from head to trunk; head length 1.6 of snout length; snout length 7.1 of diameter of eye. Rictus beyond rear margin of eye. Tongue fixed.Tail long and sdender caudal confluent with dorsal anal. Dorsal part pale, black below.
habitats	Deep-sea fishes inhabit in 300-200 deep water.
Distribution	Tropical to temperate seas un the world.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.