Avocettina acuticeps, the southern snipe eel or southern fintail snipe eel,Common names of Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).Avocettina acuticeps at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1916, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.Regan, C. T., 1916 [ref. 15063] Larval and postlarval fishes. British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). Zoology v. 1 (no. 4): 125-156, Pls. 1-10. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from throughout the southern regions of the ocean, with the exception of the eastern Pacific. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
Avocettina acuticeps is not of commercial interest to fisheries.
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