Scientific Name	Avocettina infans   Pronounce			by: Hsin-Ming Yeh
Author	(Günther, 1878)	Depth	0 - 4580M
Chinese	喙吻鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	線鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F085　Nemichthyidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	喙吻鰻
Max Length	75 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	尖嘴鰻
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Mid-Atlantic, 5°48'N, 14°20'W, Challenger station 101, depth 2500 fathoms
Synonyms	Avocettina elongata, Avocettina exophthalma, Avocettina gilli, Avocettinops normani, Avocettinops schmidti, Avocettinops sp., Borodinula gilli, Borodinula infans, Labichthys elongatus, Labichthys gilli, Leptocephalus oxycephalus, Nemichthys infans
Reference	Chen YY, 2002；Nielsen, J. G. and D. G. Smith (1978) The eel family Nemichthyidae (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Dana Report No. 88: 1-71, Pls. 1-2.  Günther, A. 1878 Böhlke, J. E. 1956 Eugenia B. Bohlke, ed. 1989 陳餘鋆 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063705. ASIZP0064134. ASIZP0064139. ASIZP0064217. ASIZP0064266. ASIZP0064365. ASIZP0064376. ASIZP0064383. ASIZP0066744. ASIZP0901298. ASIZP0901301. ASIZP0901344. FRIP00089. ZMUCP311086-*. ZMUCP311087-311088. ZMUCP311089-311090. ZMUCP312069-*. ZMUCP312070-*. ZMUCP312072-*.
Common Name	Snipe eel; Blackline snipe eel; Closespine snipe eel; Spaced snipe eel; Avocet snipe-eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	A series pores on lateral line; caudal fin slender but not attenuated. Dorsal fin origin above base of pectoral fin.Vertebrae tess than 200; matured male with shortened jaws.
habitats	Deep-sea fishes unhabit in 50-4571 deep water.
Distribution	World wide, tropical to temperate seas.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.