The Yano's snipe eelCommon names of Labichthys yanoi at www.fishbase.org. (Labichthys yanoi) is an eel in the family Nemichthyidae (snipe eels).Labichthys yanoi at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Giles Willis Mead and Ira Rubinoff in 1966, originally under the genus Avocettinops.Mead, G. W. and I. Rubinoff, 1966 (25 Feb.) [ref. 9044] Avocettinops yanoi, a new nemichthyid eel from the southern Indian Ocean. Breviora No. 241: 1-6. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Zealand, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Shigeru Yano, of Honolulu, Hawai‘i whose maintenance and operation of the nets and the associated equipment contributed to the success of the authors’ trawling expeditions.
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