The Facciola's sorcerer (Facciolella oxyrhynchus), also known as the Facciola sorcerer in Uruguay,Common names for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Cristoforo Bellotti in 1883.Bellotti, C., 1883 (Aug.) [ref. 13617] Note ittiologiche. Osservazioni fatte sulla collezione ittiologica del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, in Milano. VII. I leptocefali del mare di Messina. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 26 (fasc. 2): 165–181. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Portugal, Angola, and the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas. It dwells at a depth range of 30–731 metres; the young are known to inhabit caves, in which the larger specimens are found deeper. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 64.9 centimetres.
The Facciola's sorcerer's diet consists of decapod crustaceans in the taxon Natantia.Food items reported for Facciolella oxyrhyncha at www.fishbase.org.
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