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Taxon: Family Derichthyidae Gill, 1884 - longneck eels (fish)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Derichthyinae (Subfamily)
TypeDerichthys (Genus) Gill, 1884 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 9 Apr 2025; [<14 May 2025]. [inferred]

Variants

Different rankDerichthyinae (Subfamily)

Synonyms

IncludingColocongridae (Family) Smith, 1976 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 145.
IncludingColocongridae (Family) Smith, 1976 Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 14.
IncludingNessorhamphidae (Family) Ref: [Anonymous], 1995
IncludingNessorhamphinae (Subfamily)

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namelongneck eels Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2454; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
narrowneck eels Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025).
longneck and shorttail eels Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 145.
narrowneck and shorttail eels Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 145.
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